“A complaint has been made and the police have opened an investigation paper, so let the process run its course,” he said, according to Berita Harian.

“Of course, the police will conduct the investigation according to the rule of law. I don’t want to speculate on anything, and I place full trust in the professionalism of the police once they have opened a file (investigation paper) on the matter,” he said after an event in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu.

Mashitah has filed a police report denying her involvement in the syndicate and said she would not hesitate to take legal action against those trying to link her to the claim.

Last week, the Malaysia International Humanitarian Organisation called for an investigation into allegations in a viral video that a politician and her husband were actively involved with a human trafficking syndicate in Myanmar.

On Thursday, Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said the police had recorded the statements of the politician and her husband when the issue came to light in July. He said investigations are continuing.