00:00The Immigration Department has uncovered a cartel in which senior officers recruit new staff for corrupt practices at the country's entry points through counter-setting in exchange for lucrative rewards.
00:13The practice is believed to have existed since counter-setting activities were first detected in the department in 2017, with new officers who refused to comply with the group's instructions facing boycotts and isolation, Brita Harian reported.
00:27Counter-setting involves selected travellers being allowed through immigration inspection without undergoing proper procedures.
00:34Immigration Director General Zakaria Shapan said his department was continuing surveillance of those involved to gather sufficient evidence for criminal prosecution.
00:44Recently, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said a senior immigration officer had been found in possession of nearly RM1.5 million in assets.
00:52In Selangor, MACCC seized luxury items including jewellery worth RM1.6 million and 75 gold bars valued at about RM400,000 from six individuals, including five immigration officers stationed at entry points.
01:08In Malacca, meanwhile, a husband and wife pair of immigration officers were found to have a gold stockpile worth RM1.4 million derived from bribes linked to manipulating the legalization process of undocumented migrants as foreign workers.
01:24Natasha Bust, FMT.
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