PUTRAJAYA – Eight Immigration Department officers, who were detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Op Selat last month, will be charged in six separate courts tomorrow and Wednesday.
MACC sources told Bernama, they would be charged with receiving bribes as an inducement to certify the exit and entry of foreigners’ passports without having to leave Malaysia.
Two Immigration officers would be charged at the Kota Baru Sessions Court, two at the Johor Baru Sessions Court, and one each at the Penang Sessions Court, Shah Alam Sessions Court, and Melaka Sessions Court.
One more will be charged on Wednesday at the Kuala Terengganu Sessions Court, the source said.
On November 16, MACC along with the Immigration Department carried out a special operation, successfully crippling bribery activities involving a syndicate which misused the country’s border entry and exit stamps. – Bernama, December 13, 2020
