A Malaysian witch doctor was detained by local police for questioning about the alleged aliens he buried in the neighborhood cemetery.
The man was freed after he explained that banana tree trunks, not aliens, had been buried in a ceremony for "medicinal purposes," district police chief Haliludin Rahim told the press.
Apparently the misunderstanding occurred after the gravediggers told some people that they were burying aliens and the rumor then spread out of control.
The superstitions are deeply entrenched in rural areas like Pasir Mas, where the incident occurred
