Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said the police have recorded statements from Mashitah, her husband and another person.

“We are currently tracking down one more person for questioning, and we will also call in three people who wrote articles in connection with the case,” he told Bernama.

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.

On Wednesday, 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.

Recently, a YouTube video about the syndicate went viral in Indonesia.

The video alleged that numerous Indonesian citizens have fallen victim to the syndicate, which is openly engaged in human trafficking activities, forced labour, torture, organ trafficking and murder.