Sabah Immigration director defends officers asking for child birth cert at KKIA checkpoint

KOTA KINABALU: Immigration officials have the duty to verify whether a child under the age of 18, is travelling with a parent or legal guardian.

State Immigration Department director Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said immigration officials at entry and exit points such as the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) were entrusted with the responsibility of preventing the trafficking of children among other matters.