Editor's Note: On July 1, 2019, Albert Tei was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) by the Semenyih Sessions Court.

The police have completed their investigations against Maxim Birdnest factory owner and the human resources manager for alleged human trafficking offences.

Klang Utara district police chief Mohd Yusoff Mamat told Malaysiakini that the two suspects who were arrested last week have been handed over to the Immigration Department for further investigations.

He did not name the factory owner but Malaysiakini in a special report had identified him as Albert Tei, 29.

"We (police) have extended our remand order and it expired today.

"The Immigration Department will take them for their investigations," Yusoff said.

The Klang magistrate's court on March 29 granted a seven-day remand order against Tei and a 29-year-old woman.

Two other staff, also arrested during the March 28 multi-agencies raid on the factory's premises at Lorong Gudang Nenas 1, Klang, were immediately handed over to the Immigration Department and had since been released on police bail.

Both Tei and the HR manager are being investigated under Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007.

It is understood that investigations are also ongoing under the Immigration Act 1963, Passports Act 1966 and the Employment Act 1955.

The raiding team had also rescued 156 foreign workers, the majority of whom were Indonesians, with the rest being from Myanmar.

'Embassy put on alert'

In a related development, a delegation from Indonesia's House of Representatives as well as Jakarta-based Migrant Care this morning met with officers from the republic's embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

The delegation, led by Irma Suryani from the House's Commission IX - in charge of labour issues - earlier met with Migrant Care Malaysia country representative Alex Ong, who had raised questions over the role of its embassy to address the issue of alleged forced labour exploitation.

In the meeting which lasted over two hours, Irma questioned the role of the embassy's labour attache Mustafa Kamal in approving job orders for companies linked to Tei, despite complaints lodged.

"I believe Maxim is just one of the cases... In future, I want to know what steps are being taken by the embassy to prevent such situations from happening," Irma said, adding that she would personally raise the case with Indonesian president Joko Widodo.

Among others, Irma proposed for the embassy to personally verify working conditions promised by Malaysian employers, before legalising any job order received.

Responding to Irma, Mustafa earlier clarified that all job orders legalised by the embassy must first be approved by Malaysia's Immigration Department.

"The approval (by Malaysia) is only given after an interview process (with employers) and other verifications," he said, adding that the embassy will be provided with photographs of facilities given by potential employers.

Also present during the meeting was Indonesian Embassy's head of consular affairs, Yusron Ambary.