An illegal camp was set up in Ulu Rening, Selangor where 238 Malaysians, including 85 children, gathered. According to The Star, police raided the camp at 4pm on Tuesday afternoon (28 April) and detained all of them.
“This group is known as the Dewan Perkasa Ekonomi Islam Nusantara. As of now, all have their ICs. They are all Malaysians,” said Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Fadzil Ahmat.
The team consisted of the Selangor contingent headquarters and the Hulu Selangor district headquarters who detained the group made up of 76 men, 77 women and 85 children.
“They came from several states, including Pahang, Kuala Lumpur and Perak,” he said.
SAC Fadzil said that they have yet to find out the reason they were all staying at the camp and are now investigating the case under Section 269 of the Penal Code and Section 22(b) of the Prevention and Control Infectious Disease Act 1988.
Meanwhile, the people are currently being held at a hall in the area for further documentation and investigation.
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