Human rights lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri has lodged a police report calling for immediate investigation into the alleged extortion and mistreatment of workers involved in the building of the new palace.

The matter came to light when English-language daily Star reported on Sunday that about 1,000 Indonesian workers hired to build the RM800 million Istana Negara have yet to receive their wages from some sub-contractors.

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