PETALING JAYA: Police have recorded statements from 22 individuals over the incident at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) involving Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said out of the 22 witnesses, four of them were complainants, while 12 others were officers from the Immigration Department, four auxiliary policemen from Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) and two from tour agency companies.
"So far, four police reports have been received by Selangor police," he said.
Hussen added that police enquiry papers regarding the incident will be referred to the Attorney General's Chambers on Tuesday (June 4) to obtain further legal order and decision.
He said, based on the papers, police have the authority to call up any party to obtain statements.
Tiong had barged into the arrival hall at KLIA on June 29 and created a commotion in an attempt to “free” a Chinese national who was prohibited entry into Malaysia.
Clarifying the matter, Tiong said he had to personally step in to help an employee of a China-based media company after she was allegedly held up by Immigration officers at KLIA on arrival from Shenzhen.
The woman had alleged that although her travel documents were in order, she was denied entry by Immigration officers.
She claimed that she was asked to pay if she wanted to be allowed entry.
The woman had arrived in Malaysia with her superior, a senior official of a Chinese government-owned TV station.
It is learnt that while her superior was cleared and allowed entry by the Immigration Department, the woman who is the senior official's personal assistant, was denied entry and allegedly told there were discrepancies in her travel documents.
