‘Immigration Act rule not a standalone’


PETALING JAYA: The provision to freeze assets and bank accounts is not a standalone under Section 56(1) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, says Immigration Depart­ment director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali.

Responding to The Star, he said the provision was tied together with the second schedule in the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act (AMLA) 2001.

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