The police have wrapped up investigations into the complaint filed by a group of Indonesian illegal workers who accused their local employer of not paying their wages amounting to RM150,000.

Met today, Petaling Jaya district commercial crime chief ASP Mohd Ali confirmed this, adding that all the concerned parties have been quizzed.

However, he refused to divulge more details of the investigation.

"The conclusion (of the case) has been made but I cannot reveal the details to you. I've no authority. It is confidential . We've submitted the findings to our superior to decide," he said.

The 90 Indonesian illegal workers claimed that they have been shortchanged by subcontractor Sri Mega Jaya Sdn Bhd after working on thd Medan Prestasi project in Damansara Damai, Selangor for four months.

The main contractor of the project is Plato Construction (M) Sdn Bhd which is owned by MK Land Holdings.

The workers have also sent a letter to MK Land Holdings, urging its executive chairperson Mustapha Kamal Abu Bakar to look into the matter.

However, MK Land has denied employing any illegal immigrants, saying that the company does not directly employ construction workers and thus the issue of non-payment of salaries does not arise.

On Feb 8, a local workers support group, the Labour Resource Centre, filed a police report against Mustafa for the alleged hiring and non-payment of wages to illegal workers.

Warning claim

Last Friday, the workers also filed a police report against Human Resources Minister Dr Fong Chan Onn based on his statement that Sri Mega Jaya had paid the wages, which according to him amounted to RM500,000, to an intermediary who has since absconded.

The workers' leader Lukman, who lodged the report, claimed that Mohd Ali, without giving any reasons, had warned him that he would be 'punished'.

The Indonesian national also claimed that the police officer had said there was no necessity to probe the missing intermediary.

However, Mohd Ali denied 'warning' Lukman.

"It's not a warning. I just advised him that it's better to get proper documents to work in Malaysia.

"I thought I gave him good advice. May be he thought I was threatening him. Now 'Ops Nasihat' is ongoing. I was advising him, I took the directive from the government. It's not wrong," he added.

'Ops Nasihat' - which literally means 'Advice Operation' - was implemented after the amnesty period for illegal migrant workers was extended.

Enforcement personnel were told to advice the illegal workers to return home voluntarily before the crackdown.