Luxurious Automobiles – Scrutiny of immigration and nationwide registration departments is critical
Division heads have to be advised plainly to simply accept full duty in future for any failure inside their departments, Patriot writes.
The spate of arrest of immigration officers by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Fee is a trigger for concern.
On 20 November, 4 individuals, together with an immigration officer, linked to a trafficking ring involving China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh international employees, had been arrested. Cash of greater than RM800,000, 26 luxurious vehicles and 4 high-powered bikes had been confiscated.
Three days earlier, there was additionally a report on the arrest by the MACC of 27 immigration officers and 19 civilians for the same offence carried out at numerous immigration workplaces all through the nation. It was reported {that a} price of RM500 to as excessive as RM6,000 was charged for every international employee, relying on the service required.
In early February this yr, six males together with a Penang state Immigration Division officer was arrested for staging a theft in Bukit Mertajam.
Assist the wrestle to construct a Malaysia based mostly on Justice, Freedom, Solidarity:
The massive variety of arrests is a sign of the inherent weak spot within the administration, operation and management of the Immigration Division. It additionally displays poorly on the management of the division who ought to know that their job calls for strict compliance to departmental guidelines and procedures.
It’s unbelievable that such many recalcitrant officers had been allowed to hold out their unlawful actions over a yr, unnoticed by their superiors, except the superiors are themselves a celebration to the criminal activity.
In September 2019, the nation was shaken by the arrest of 20 Nationwide Registration Division officers in Penang for promoting Malaysian identification paperwork to foreigners charges starting from RM100,000 to RM600,000. It was reported that the assistant director of the division within the state was concerned. Little is thought of the end result of the investigation, and whether or not courtroom prices had been filed in opposition to the perpetrators.
The Immigration Division and the Nationwide Registration Division are two vital departments that should come beneath scrutiny by the related investigating and safety companies of the federal government. Any criminal activity carried out by officers of the 2 companies is tantamount to treason, and it’s paramount that the federal government adopts zero tolerance to any such actions sooner or later.
Patriot urges the federal government to undertake an entire revamp of each the departments, and that division heads have to be advised plainly they’re to simply accept full duty and accountability sooner or later for any failure inside their division.
Retired Brigadier General Dato Mohamed Arshad Raji is president of Persatuan Patriot Kebangsaan (Patriot)
| Thanks for dropping by! The views expressed in Aliran’s media statements and the NGO statements we’ve got endorsed replicate Aliran’s official stand. Views and opinions expressed in different items revealed right here don’t essentially replicate Aliran’s official place.
Our voluntary writers work exhausting to maintain these articles free for all to learn. However we do want funds to assist our wrestle for Justice, Freedom and Solidarity. To keep up our editorial independence, we don’t carry any ads; nor will we settle for funding from doubtful sources. If everybody studying this was to make a donation, our fundraising goal for the yr could be achieved inside every week. So please contemplate making a donation to Persatuan Aliran Kesedaran Negara, CIMB Bank account quantity 8004240948. |
