PUTRAJAYA: Workplace rotation for Immigration Department staff will be implemented immediately, especially for those who have served at a post for more than three years, says Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
He said work rotation would be one of the six reform measures introduced by the department to dismantle syndicates involved with bringing in foreigners illegally through a “counter setting” modus operandi.
Shamsul Anuar said officers had been identified and their transfer orders would be implemented in stages to ensure that daily operations at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) would not be affected.
He said the standard operating procedures covering entrance security control, security stamp management and visitor inspection would be reviewed and improved to eliminate opportunities for officers to manipulate or exploit the system.
“The third step taken by the Immigration Department is to increase supervision and monitoring, including spot checks on group leaders and officers, to ensure compliance is carried out continuously by integrity officers and supervisors,” he said in a Facebook post, Bernama reported.
Shamsul Anuar said other actions to be taken included improving the system to enable monitoring of daily transactions for any irregularities and installing closed-circuit television cameras at strategic locations.
The Deputy Minister said strategic cooperation would be increased with other enforcement agencies such as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), the police and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department from time to time.
On Sept 18, the MACC identified 11 main weaknesses within the Immigration Department that have provided opportunities for syndicates to bring in foreigners illegally using the counter setting method.
