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The Star
09-05-2025
- The Star
Two Home Ministry officers held over graft
PETALING JAYA: Two Home Ministry officers have been arrested over a corruption case linked to the expedited processing of citizenship confirmation applications. A civilian was also arrested during an operation in Putrajaya, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has confirmed. The three individuals, aged between 50 and 65, were arrested between 1pm and 5pm on Wednesday following information received on the case. 'This operation is a continuation of MACC's recent Op Outlander and the Home Ministry has extended its full cooperation,' the statement said. All three suspects are now getting their statements recorded at the MACC headquarters. Under Op Outlander and Op Birth, the MACC arrested 16 people, with ages ranging from 20s to 70s, on March 11. They were suspected of involvement in corruption related to the late registration of births for non-citizens as citizens, and birth registrations using forged supporting documents. The arrests followed raids on several premises, including clinics and law firms, in the Klang Valley and Johor.
New Straits Times
23-04-2025
- New Straits Times
Woman jailed, fined for using forged documents to get birth certs
KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed woman was jailed a day and fined RM10,000 by the Sessions Court today for providing false information to obtain birth certificates from the National Registration Department. Judge Azura Alwi meted out the sentence on Wong Yee Lin after she pleaded guilty to the charge. The judge ordered Wong to serve five months in jail if she failed to pay the fine. Wong had admitted to submitting birth registration forms which contained false details about the babies' birth confirmation by a hospital to the NRD for the issuance of a certificate. However, there were no birth records of the babies at the hospital. She had committed the offences from 2015 to 2023. The charge was framed under Section 471 of the Penal Code. On April 16, 14 persons, including three women, were remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to assist in investigations into the submission of false birth registration forms. Aged between 28 and 49, they were believed to have applied for identity cards and birth certificates for children at the NRD. It was done through forms which contained false statements regarding the confirmation of the births, despite there being no hospital records of the said births. In March, MACC said it detained 16 people suspected of involvement in bribery related to the registration of late births, involving the change of non-citizen status to citizen status, as well as the use of false supporting documents for birth registrations. MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Seri Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya had said all suspects, aged between their 20s and 70s, were arrested under Op Outlander and Op Birth, which targeted several premises, including clinics and law firms in the Klang Valley and Johor. He had said the raids were carried out following nearly a year of intelligence gathering by MACC and the NRD.
Malay Mail
22-04-2025
- Malay Mail
Clinic assistant, agent remanded in Ops Birth fake birth registration probe
SHAH ALAM, April 22 — Two women have been remanded for five days starting today to facilitate a probe into the alleged submission of falsified birth registration forms. Magistrate Mohamed Redza Azhar Rezali granted a remand order until April 26 for the two individuals, aged 43 and 49, following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to a source, the suspects, a clinic assistant and a self-employed individual, were arrested at the MACC Selangor office yesterday afternoon. Preliminary investigations revealed that the 49-year-old agent was responsible for managing and preparing supporting documents for infant birth verifications from hospitals across Selangor. 'The clinic assistant is alleged to have impersonated a civil servant to facilitate the process and received a bribe of approximately RM10,000 from an applicant,' said the source. Meanwhile, Selangor MACC Director Hairuzam Mohmad Amin@Hamim confirmed the matter when contacted, and said the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009. Last week, the media reported that 14 individuals, including three women, were remanded for five days to assist in investigations related to the submission of falsified birth registration forms. The births were not recorded by the hospitals named in the forms. In March, the media also reported that MACC had arrested 16 individuals, comprising a civil servant, a medical practitioner with the title 'Datuk Seri', a legal practitioner, as well as several agents and applicants involved in the syndicate. All suspects, aged between 20 and 70, were detained during the Op Outlander and Op Birth operations conducted in the Klang Valley and Johor. They are suspected of soliciting and receiving bribes, in addition to preparing and submitting falsified birth verification documents from 2013 to 2018 and from 2023 to 2025. — Bernama
The Sun
22-04-2025
- The Sun
Op Birth: Two women held over fake birth registration probe
SHAH ALAM: Two women have been remanded for five days starting today to facilitate a probe into the alleged submission of falsified birth registration forms. Magistrate Mohamed Redza Azhar Rezali granted a remand order until April 26 for the two individuals, aged 43 and 49, following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to a source, the suspects, a clinic assistant and a self-employed individual, were arrested at the MACC Selangor office yesterday afternoon. Preliminary investigations revealed that the 49-year-old agent was responsible for managing and preparing supporting documents for infant birth verifications from hospitals across Selangor. 'The clinic assistant is alleged to have impersonated a civil servant to facilitate the process and received a bribe of approximately RM10,000 from an applicant,' said the source. Meanwhile, Selangor MACC Director Hairuzam Mohmad Amin@Hamim confirmed the matter when contacted, and said the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009. Last week, the media reported that 14 individuals, including three women, were remanded for five days to assist in investigations related to the submission of falsified birth registration forms. The births were not recorded by the hospitals named in the forms. In March, the media also reported that MACC had arrested 16 individuals, comprising a civil servant, a medical practitioner with the title 'Datuk Seri', a legal practitioner, as well as several agents and applicants involved in the syndicate. All suspects, aged between 20 and 70, were detained during the Op Outlander and Op Birth operations conducted in the Klang Valley and Johor. They are suspected of soliciting and receiving bribes, in addition to preparing and submitting falsified birth verification documents from 2013 to 2018 and from 2023 to 2025.
The Sun
22-04-2025
- The Sun
Op Birth: Two women remanded to assist falsified birth registration probe
SHAH ALAM: Two women have been remanded for five days starting today to facilitate a probe into the alleged submission of falsified birth registration forms. Magistrate Mohamed Redza Azhar Rezali granted a remand order until April 26 for the two individuals, aged 43 and 49, following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to a source, the suspects, a clinic assistant and a self-employed individual, were arrested at the MACC Selangor office yesterday afternoon. Preliminary investigations revealed that the 49-year-old agent was responsible for managing and preparing supporting documents for infant birth verifications from hospitals across Selangor. 'The clinic assistant is alleged to have impersonated a civil servant to facilitate the process and received a bribe of approximately RM10,000 from an applicant,' said the source. Meanwhile, Selangor MACC Director Hairuzam Mohmad Amin@Hamim confirmed the matter when contacted, and said the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009. Last week, the media reported that 14 individuals, including three women, were remanded for five days to assist in investigations related to the submission of falsified birth registration forms. The births were not recorded by the hospitals named in the forms. In March, the media also reported that MACC had arrested 16 individuals, comprising a civil servant, a medical practitioner with the title 'Datuk Seri', a legal practitioner, as well as several agents and applicants involved in the syndicate. All suspects, aged between 20 and 70, were detained during the Op Outlander and Op Birth operations conducted in the Klang Valley and Johor. They are suspected of soliciting and receiving bribes, in addition to preparing and submitting falsified birth verification documents from 2013 to 2018 and from 2023 to 2025.
