[UPDATED] New deputy IGP will be announced ‘in a day or two’: Hamzah

SEPANG – The new deputy inspector-general of police will be made known in a day or two, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

He said the candidate’s name has been given to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for consideration. 

“We have already submitted a proposed name, and Inshaallah, it will be announced soon… in a day or two, we can announce (the new deputy IGP),” he told a press conference after a walkabout at Kuala Lumpur International Airport here today.

On Muhyiddin’s meeting with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-​Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara yesterday, Hamzah said the prime minister was there in his capacity as a representative of the government, and not as Bersatu president.

The minister added that there are 111 active and gazetted entry points nationwide to curb the entry of illegal immigrants as part of efforts to break the Covid-19 chain of infection.

Fifty-four are sea entry points, air (29) and land (28), he said.

“We do not want (cases) where foreigners (claim) to have a My Travel pass, (but) when they arrive here, there is no approval.”

He said monitoring at KLIA has identified several weaknesses, including the possibility of fake My Travel passes being used.

“Individuals would claim to have the pass, but upon arrival (in Malaysia), they can’t produce it.

“This is a scam. We want to rectify this by using a proper QR code to make sure everything is in order before they get on the plane.” – Bernama, June 10, 2021