00:00 The Immigration Department and Inland Revenue Board are being closely monitored.
00:06 This is Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's warning to the two agencies following revelations
00:10 of corruption among Customs Department officers.
00:14 Last week, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Azam Bakhi said Malaysia
00:19 lost around RM2 billion in taxes since 2014 due to a smuggling syndicate operating at
00:24 the KLIA cargo terminal in Sepang.
00:28 Azam said 34 customs officers were detained from March 11 to 25 after being suspected
00:33 of receiving more than RM4.7 million in bribes, among others.
00:37 Anwar, who is also finance minister, said the scandal had upset him since the department
00:43 falls under his ministry.
00:45 He urged agency heads to take "bold action" and not shield officers involved in wrongdoing,
00:50 citing Customs Director General Anis Rizana Zainuddin, who acted promptly after misconduct
00:55 among her staff came to light.
00:58 He said Anis took action immediately to replace the officers and took disciplinary action
01:02 against the staff members involved.
01:05 Dhanush Rajariza, FMT News.
01:08 (upbeat music)
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