III. The Discovery of the Wang Kelian Mass Graves and Human-Trafficking Camp 66 Statement of GOF Personnel The Commission recorded statements from 10 GOF personnel, who were on duty in Battalion 3 in 2015, to understand events on the ground and operational levels. Below is an overview of the operations carried out in Wang Burma hill based on the statements provided by GOF personnel. Upon deliberation, only three of the ten GOF personnel played significant roles during the events on January 19, 2015. Date January 19, 2015 Time Statements 10 a.m. Corporal B informed the Commission that he and Corporal C patrolled and conducted a survey from Kaki Bukit to Wang Burma hill in Wang Kelian, Perlis State. They found a campsite with several tents in the form of cages covered with ponchos and plastic tarps. The camp was surrounded with barbed wire. The observation lasted for approximately one minute before they decided to leave the place for security reasons. Corporal B stated that he immediately made a phone call to Person A and reported the discovery. 2:30 p.m. Corporal B in his statement to the Commission stated that he received an order in the afternoon from Person A to raid the suspicious campsite. During the raid, the authorities detained 38 men suspected to be “undocumented foreign migrants” believed to be from Myanmar and Bangladesh. The team also discovered observation posts in the forest. 6:30 p.m. The police brought all 38 “undocumented foreign migrants” to the GOF’s post in Wang Kelian. Subsequently, the detainees were transferred to the District Police Headquarters of Padang Besar in Perlis State in a “Black Maria” truck. The detainees seemed exhausted and the personnel gave them food and drinks once they arrived in the District Police Headquarters of Padang Besar, Perlis State. Person A filed a police report as the head of operation. 11:30 p.m. All 38 detainees were sent to the Smuggling Prevention Unit Complex in Padang Besar in Perlis State from the District Police Headquarters of Padang Besar, Perlis State. Corporal B in his statement stated that Person A commanded the 3rd Battalion of the GOF to destroy the camp on Wang Burma hill. January 20, 2015 2 p.m. In the process, GOF personnel noticed a site that resembled a gravesite on the Wang Burma hill. The distance between the suspected site and the camp was approximately 30 to 50 meters (98 to 164 feet). According to Inspector E, Corporal C pointed him toward a site resembling a gravesite on Wang Burma hill. Inspector E later returned to Kaki Bukit and informed Person A and Person D on this matter. Neither Person A nor Person D issued any order for him to file a report to the police about the discovery of the site resembling a gravesite on the Wang Burma hill.