KUALA LUMPUR – The Immigration Department has not received any information from the police on the involvement of any of its personnel in the case involving fugitive businessman Datuk Seri Nicky Liow.
Its director-general, Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud, said the department is ready to cooperate with the police if its personnel are found to have been involved in the country’s biggest money-laundering syndicate, carried out by Geng Nicky.
“If indeed there are personnel involved, we will not compromise. We are ready to cooperate with PDRM to help them complete the investigation,” he said after an integrated operation in Bukit Puchong here early this morning.
Last Tuesday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador revealed that 34 enforcement personnel are suspected of being in cahoots with the organised crime syndicate led by Liow, 33, who is also the founder of Winner Dynasty Group, which has its headquarters in Setiawalk Puchong, Selangor.
On the operation, Khairul Dzaimee said 43 illegal immigrants comprising 33 Indonesians and 10 Bangladeshis were arrested in a raid that started at midnight at an illegal settlement in Bukit Puchong.
“We believe that the settlement was built about six to seven years ago based on its condition, as well as the illegal electricity connections. The illegal immigrants moved to this area because they could no longer afford to pay their house rentals after losing jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said.
He said all those detained, aged between 25 and 50, were found to have committed various offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63, such as overstaying and not having any valid identification documents. – Bernama, April 2, 2021
