Without disclosing the number of those who have been transferred, Immigration Director-General Sakib Kusmi said the transfer process was being carried out in stages at the main entrance gates into Malaysia, especially at the KL International Airport (KLIA).
“The transfer process has been carried out since last week. We do this all the time in order to prevent immoral activities,” he told Bernama.
He said this when asked to comment on the arrest of five immigration officers at KLIA on Wednesday on suspicion of sabotaging the myIMMs.
Meanwhile, Sakib said the matter had been handed over to the police for further investigations to be conducted on the five officials.
Yesterday, Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said the five immigration officials were arrested to facilitate investigations and to track down the others involved in sabotaging the myIMMs.
On May 31, Sakib was quoted as saying that 37 Immigration officers had been subjected to disciplinary action since February over their role in the sabotage.
The 2015 Auditor-General’s Report Series 1 stated the myIMMs, which was developed to support the main function of the Immigration Department, was unsatisfactory and caused its objective to be affected.
– BERNAMA