KOTA SAMARAHAN: Foreigners who claimed to have used fake passports at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) recently entered and exited the country legally, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic).
The Home Minister said checks on the foreign tourists, comprising a Bosnian and a Chinese, revealed they had valid passports.
“We have also checked with their respective embassies.
“Apart from that, all records have been confirmed, including their entry records, the entry point used, and that the travel documents are valid,” he told reporters after the handover ceremony of the Malaysian Societies Registration Department’s 2025 Madani Adoption Village Project in Kampung Sindang Baru here yesterday, Bernama reported.
Saifuddin Nasution also denied the claim that the checks were carried out by immigration officers.
Instead, the minister said the video showed the checks at the check-in counter were made by auxiliary police before entering the plane.
“We do not rule out the possibility that the two tourists knew each other.
“Investigations are underway to find out the motive for the action, whether it is to tarnish the country’s image in relation to security issues.
“If we see cases like this continuing, we can take action against the individual according to existing laws.
“This is not the first time involving such ‘content’. Before this, (the same incident) was reported in Thailand, too,” he said.
Saifuddin Nasution did not rule out the possibility that the video was made for social media content.
Recently, a video recording showing airline security personnel inspecting a foreigner’s passport, believed to be carried out at KLIA2, went viral.
Based on the video recording, after several minutes of checking and inspection, the individual in the video claimed he was allowed to board the plane.
Last Thursday, Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said his officers were identifying the owner of the TikTok account involved.
He did not rule out the possibility of calling in the personnel believed to be the airline staff to assist in the investigation.
