Seized by an 'Unworthy Father'

As many as 40 girls from Indonesia have been discovered as slaves of prostitution in Malaysia. Hundreds more are believed to have been seized by procurers.

July 5, 2005

A GIRL of 18 sits on a chair lost in thought at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuala Lumpur. She is thin, has a pointed nose and is dressed in a tight pink T-shirt and blue jeans. This graduate from a junior high school in West Java was picked up by Malaysian Federal Police officials during a raid on clubs providing immoral services in Kuala Lumpur in the third week of June.

Melati (not her real name) is not alone. Another 39 youn

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