KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) will be given access to Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s main CCTV control room as part of measures to strengthen security monitoring at the airport, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic).
The Home Minister said discussions with Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) had secured agreement for the access, with the arrangement now undergoing administrative processes.
“AKPS will also install additional CCTV cameras during the second phase of security improvements, particularly at locations identified as blind spots.
“The measures are part of 17 recommendations to tighten security at KLIA, which will be implemented in three phases,” he told the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
Saifuddin Nasution said the first phase, which began in August, included six short-term measures such as targeted, risk-based screening and tighter access controls at airports.
“It included physical pat-downs on individuals and 100% baggage screening for outbound flights from KLIA.
“The increased screening will target high-risk flight destinations based on data and cases involving frequent smuggling incidents,” he said adding that, access controls will also be tightened, with the validity period of certain airport access cards reduced from five years to two years.
Saifuddin Nasution said daily passes issued by MAHB and the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia would also be subjected to tighter controls, with periodic and random checks involving the police and National Anti-Drug Agency.
Meanwhile, on the recent viral video involving AKPS director-general Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, Saifuddin Nasution said the leak of internal KLIA CCTV footage was also a key aspect being investigated by police.
“How was it possible for it to spread so widely immediately after the incident? If the source involves the 5,000 CCTVs, that implies it falls under MAHB’s control.
“Whether the leak originated there or involved secondary recordings and the like is also a focus of the investigation committee looking into the case,” he said adding that the investigation papers were submitted to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) yesterday.
At another event, Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said the AGC will examine all aspects of the investigation involving Comm Mohd Shuhaily before deciding whether to take further action.
“Regarding Comm Mohd Shuhaily’s case, the AGC will examine every aspect of the investigation, including witness statements, CCTV footage and facts, before any further action can be taken,” said the Attorney General at the Financial Lines Forum 2026 here yesterday.
Comm Mohd Shuhaily had said he was prepared to face any government action after CCTV footage showing him confronting several individuals at KLIA Terminal 1 went viral.
The video circulating on social media showed him reprimanding individuals during an operational inspection on level five of the terminal, with claims later emerging that those involved were police personnel who had been reprimanded or physically handled.
Comm Mohd Shuhaily subsequently said he was not perfect, would take full responsibility for his actions and accept any final decision by the government concerning his position.
