PKR: British paedophile in Malaysia case raises security concerns

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — Putrajaya must explain how it let go a British paedophile Richard Huckle who has admitted to sexually abusing Malaysian children during repeated visits into the country for nearly a decade, PKR said today.

The opposition party asked if the Malaysian Immigration Department knew that Huckle was on the UK's National Crime Agency's (NCA) wanted list when he was leaving for London in December of 2014, considering his activities were discovered while he was in Malaysia.

“If yes, why was he allowed to leave the country?” asked PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil in a statement.

He also demanded the police clarify what actions it took when it was informed of Huckle by the NCA in 2014.

PKR also demanded Putrajaya reveal its actions and efforts to identify, protect and counsel the victims in Malaysia as well as efforts to prevent similar events.

“As the public gains a clearer picture of the extent of Huckle’s vile acts, as a his victims and their families struggle to regain some sense of dignity and honour to move forward, we can only hope that the authorities can also explain why such a devious individual was not caught sooner, in order to correct these measures for the future,” Fahmi said.

Huckle yesterday faced a life sentence after admitting to a long string of sex attacks on very young children, including at least one just six months old; some from poor Christian families in Malaysia.

The 30 year-old  took pictures and video footage of himself abusing the children which he uploaded to the dark web ― a hard to access part of the Internet often used for illegal activity.

Investigators found over 20,000 indecent images on his computer, while Huckle also kept a ledger of his attacks and wrote a manual called Paedophiles And Poverty: Child Lover Guide.

Graphic details of dozens of sexual offences by Huckle emerged for the first time yesterday as his sentencing hearing started in London.

Huckle, faced a total of 91 charges including against 23 children in Kuala Lumpur, where he set himself up as an English teacher.

His victims were aged between six months and 12 years and the offences were committed between 2006 and 2014, AFP reported.

He initially denied all 91 charges but later admitted 71 of them during a string of further hearings. The charges include 14 counts of rape and 31 of sexual assault.

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