KUALA LUMPUR: An Immigration officer was found to have keyed in the details of a passenger entering Malaysia into the MyIMMs system without the physical presence of the passenger at the counter at KLIA.
The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (Eaic) said the finding was made following an investigation into allegations of "flying passport" activities at KLIA Terminal 1 which were said to have occurred on June 2 last year.
"The probe was carried out pursuant to Subsection 27(4) of the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission Act 2009 (Act 700).
"Our investigation found that an officer had keyed in the details of a passenger entering Malaysia, including the passenger's passport information, into the MyIMMs system without the physical presence of the passenger at the counter at the time the transaction was carried out," the commission said in a statement on Monday (Jan 19).
The officer's actions were also found to be in breach of the guidelines stipulated under the Immigration Department Quality Management System, specifically the Immigration Department Procedure/Guideline PK(0)IM.H.03-02 issued by the Immigration director-general.
"The act constituted misconduct under Paragraph 24(1)(f) of Act 700.
"We have referred the investigation findings to the Immigration Department disciplinary authority, with a recommendation that disciplinary action be taken against the officer involved.
"The proposed action falls under Paragraph 4(2)(f) of the Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1993 [P.U.(A) 395/1993] for dishonest or untrustworthy conduct as well as Paragraph 4(2)(g) for irresponsibility," it said.
The Eaic reaffirmed its commitment to upholding integrity and accountability among enforcement agencies in order to safeguard public interest.
