Bangladesh firm owner allegedly bribes officers to bring in foreigners via KLIA

 

MACC has arrested the owner of a Bangladeshi company believed to be part of a syndicate that conspired to bribe enforcement officers to bring foreigners through “counter setting” or a special counter route at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

According to a source, the suspect, who is in his 40s, was arrested in the capital yesterday at about 1.30pm in an operation codenamed Op Pump.

"The suspect and several agents of the syndicate are believed to have paid bribes ranging from RM200 to RM25,000 to several officers of an enforcement agency for facilitating foreigners to pass through the country's airport entry point without proper checks.

"The graft is in return for protecting, facilitating passage and not taking enforcement action on foreigners for violation of procedures under the Immigration Act 1956/63 (Act 155)," he told Bernama.

The suspect has been remanded for seven days until Sept 16 after MACC made an application at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court this morning, he added.

When contacted, MACC Intelligence Division director Zainul Darus confirmed the suspect's arrest for investigation under Section 16(a)(B) of the MACC Act 2009 (corrupt gratification).

- Bernama