KUALA LUMPUR: Five more Immigration officers have been detained by graft busters over their alleged involvement in hacking the Malaysian Immigration System (MyIMMs) to facilitate the illegal processing and approval of temporary employment visit passes (PLKS).
Sources said the suspects, comprising four men and a woman aged between their 30s and 40s, were detained at about 1pm on Monday under Ops Crack.
They had turned up at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters to have their statements recorded.
“Initial investigations revealed that the officers were suspected of conspiring to breach the MyIMMs system and assisting in obtaining approvals for PLKS applications without complying with the prescribed procedures.
“Following the arrests, the MACC seized five mobile phones belonging to the suspects as part of its investigation,” a source said.
Sources added that investigators have recorded statements from 17 individuals to assist in the probe.
The anti-graft agency has also frozen nine bank accounts, comprising four personal accounts and two company accounts, involving about RM300,000.
When contacted, MACC Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman said the case is being investigated under Sections 17(a) and 16(a) of the MACC Act 2009.
Abd Halim said all five suspects were brought to the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where a five-day remand order had been approved.
Previously, six immigration officers and a policeman were among 12 individuals detained by the MACC on July 28 for their alleged involvement in the hacking incident.
