The opposition has moved a motion to debate Malaysia's inclusion in the United States' list of worst human trafficking offenders.

In addition, another motion was moved on the allegations of corruption against Internal Security Deputy Minister Mohd Johari Baharum and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Musa Hassan.

Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang today gave notice under Standing Order 18(2) to move a motion to debate Malaysia's ranking in the US list during Wednesday's Parliament session.

In a report released last month, Malaysia was listed in Tier 3 the worst category in a US government report on trafficking in persons (TIP). Malaysia was categorised in Tier 2 last year.

Malaysia is listed with 15 other nations including Burma, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Sudan and Saudi Arabia. The government has since criticised the US for placing Malaysia on the blacklist.

"Malaysia had recently the honour of being chair of three international organisations simultaneously; Asean, the Non-Allied Movement (NAM) and the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) and is seriously proposing a candidate to be the next secretary-general of the Commonwealth.

"The inclusion of Malaysia in Tier 3 is a matter of grave shame and dishonour to the nation," Lim told a press conference at the Parliament later.

He said the matter should be taken seriously by the government because 11 of the countries in Tier 3 are OIC nations.

In its report, the US government said Malaysia "was not making significant" efforts with minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking.

The US also said Malaysia did not demonstrate "strong political will" to tackle force labour and sex trafficking problems.

Corruption charges

On the Johari and Musa motion, Lim said investigations into Johari's alleged corruption involving RM5.5 million has yet to be made public.

Early this year, Johari was accused of receiving the money to free three men held under the Emergency Ordinance. The deputy minister has denied the allegation.

"Although the deputy minister has repeatedly called for the outcome of the investigations to be made public, the country is still kept in the dark about it," said Lim.

The opposition leader also wanted to debate a recent corruption allegation against Musa which appeared on the Malaysia Today website.

On June 3 and 9, the website published two articles linking organised crime syndicates in the country to the police. The articles alleged corruption and abuse of power by top officers, including Musa.