He said the man was found using a passport which had been issued legally by the French embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel.

This allowed the man to provide authentic travel documents for security checks, Bernama reported him as saying at a press conference in Klang.

Saifuddin said the Immigration Act allows any person to enter the country if they had legal travel documents.

“There are now attempts to spin this issue by insinuating that our enforcement is lax and that there are loopholes that allow people to enter the country.

“In this aspect, if the travel documents are valid and we have no diplomatic issues with the country issuing the documents, we will allow entry,” he said.

Malaysia has no diplomatic ties with Israel.

Saifuddin said Malaysian authorities have lists and complete profiles of those blacklisted from entering the country and this policy is applied at all entry points into Malaysia.

He said this incident of one person owning two passports at the same time clearly showed the importance of amending the Federal Constitution regarding nationality to tighten national security.

“When I talk about our constitution not recognising dual citizenship, some human rights activists ask why the country doesn’t allow it now that it’s open … let them carry two passports.

“Now you can see the reasons why the government wants to tighten the Act,” he said.

Asked about concerns voiced by Yousuf Abuassi, a 28-year-old Palestinian who fears for his safety in the country after being contacted by the Israeli six times, Saifuddin said police guaranteed every individual’s safety in the country, regardless of their background.