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Malay Mail
22-07-2025
- Malay Mail
Johor Immigration officer pleads not guilty to RM933,295 in money laundering charges
SHAH ALAM, July 22 — A Johor Immigration Department senior officer pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to five charges of involvement in money laundering activities totalling RM933,295 between 2022 and 2024. Nas Suffian Nasrun, 41, entered the plea before Judge Datuk Mohd Nasir Nordin after the charges were read to him separately. According to the first charge, Nas Suffian is accused of directly engaging in money laundering transactions involving RM224,840, transferred from a man's account to his mother's bank account through 29 online transactions between Nov 1, 2023 and May 29, 2024. He is also accused of receiving RM297,600 in proceeds from unlawful activities, transferred from the same individual's bank account to his personal account through 29 transactions between Oct 19, 2022 and Aug 8, 2024. The man is also charged with transferring RM113,375 from his account to an account of another individual in 32 transactions between April 16, 2023 and November 2, 2023. The accused is also charged with transferring RM209,080 from the bank account of a company he operates to his personal account through 55 online transactions between July 29, 2022 and July 1, 2024. Under the fifth charge, he is accused of transferring RM88,400 from his mother's account to his own through 17 transactions between Nov 5, 2023 and Sept 23, 2024. All five offences are alleged to have been committed at two bank branches in Kota Damansara and Kajang. The first charge is framed under Section 4(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (Act 613) and the remaining charges under Section 4(1)(b) of the same Act. The accused is facing a maximum 15-year prison term and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the laundered money, the value of the proceeds from unlawful activities at the time the offence was committed, or RM5 million, whichever is higher. Deputy Public Prosecutor of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Siti Amirah Muhammad Ali, proposed bail at RM800,000 with additional conditions imposed. However, defence lawyer Muhammad Zaim Rosli requested a lower amount, citing that his client has to support five school-going children. The court then set bail at RM100,000 for all charges, with conditions, requiring the accused to report monthly to the MACC, surrender his passport and refrain from interfering with prosecution witnesses. The case has been fixed for mention on September 12. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
15-07-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
National Integrated Immigration System to begin operating in October
The autogate system at KLIA will also incorporate AI for facial recognition, in order to address issues of integrity more effectively. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR : The immigration department is set to begin using the National Integrated Immigration System (NIISe) in October, a move aimed at enhancing border security through artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Immigration director-general Zakaria Shaaban said the entry control system would be used to screen visitors and tourists prior to their departure from their country of origin to Malaysia. 'Currently, we have separate systems that do not allow access to data from other agencies such as the police, but now, we will integrate all the data for more effective output before making any decisions. 'Through this system, tourists and visitors will be screened in their country of origin before departure. If they are found to be ineligible to enter (Malaysia), the airline will automatically prevent them from boarding,' he said as a guest on Bernama TV's Ruang Bicara last night. He said the application of NIISe was one of the department's initiatives to utilise AI technology, to enhance the efficiency and integrity of its service delivery. 'Through NIISe, we will also introduce a chatbot, allowing the public to ask questions directly through the system without needing to make phone calls or visit counters,' he said. Zakaria said the autogate system using QR code technology at KLIA would also incorporate AI for facial recognition, in order to address issues of integrity more effectively. 'This technology helps us reduce human involvement in decision-making. That is why we are moving towards the full use of autogates at our entry points,' he said. Zakaria said the department would also step up enforcement efforts against illegal immigrants this year to maintain public confidence in it. He said as of this year, 49,000 illegal immigrants had been detained for various immigration offences, while action had been taken against 1,064 employers for harbouring illegal immigrants in residential premises, rumah kongsi or shared residences and construction sites.
