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Borneo Post
17 hours ago
- Borneo Post
14 immigration offenders from Pakistan jailed, fined
KOTA KINABALU (July 30): Fourteen Pakistani men were jailed and fined by a Sessions Court here for separate charges under the Immigration Act. Rahat Khan, Khan Junaid, Aamir Khan, Ali Shahab, Ahmad Uzair, Hassan Nawab, Shams, Inayat Ur Rahman, Irfan Khan, Said Nawab, Muhammad Osama, Sajid Khan, Irshad Muhammad and Ali Niaz had pleaded guilty to their charges before judge Hurman Hussain. Nine of them – Rahat, Khan, Hassan, Irfan, Said, Muhammad, Sajid, Irshad dan Ali Niaz – admitted to overstay in Sabah after their passes expired. Rahat and Khan were jailed for 12 and six months' jail respectively. Hassan was fined RM12,000, in default, 12 months' jail while the others were fined RM10,000 each. If they failed to pay their fines they will be jailed for between six and 12 months. Ali was fined RM3,000, in default, four months behind bars, Aamir was sentenced to four months' imprisonment while Ali Shahab, Shams and Inayat were each fined between RM3,000 and RM5,000. They had entered the state illegally. Ali Shahab and Ahmad also received RM500 fine, in default , three months' jail each for violating their social visit passes. The offences were committed in Penampang, Menggatal and Kota Belud.
New Straits Times
2 days ago
- New Straits Times
'Institutional decay' driving immigration corruption
GEORGE TOWN: The recent arrest of enforcement officers at several airports has revived concerns over corruption and systemic failure in Malaysia's immigration system. The officers were allegedly involved in "counter-setting," where immigration counters were pre-assigned to enable the illegal entry of foreigners in exchange for bribes. Criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy said this pointed to a quid pro quo system involving corrupt officials and transnational syndicates. "This is not a rogue act. This is a reflection of institutional decay — where illegality is procedural, and corruption is operationalised," he said. Sundramoorthy, from Universiti Sains Malaysia's Centre for Policy Research, said what stood out was not the act itself but its predictability, with officers using coded terms like "lembu," "kicap," "durian" and "limau" in their notes to signal nationalities or bribe amounts. He said this informal language reflected wider institutional deviance where corruption at the front lines allowed the steady flow of undocumented migrants. A major crackdown in late 2024 revealed over 300 immigration officers involved, 47 smuggling syndicates dismantled and more than 1,285 individuals arrested, including middlemen and recruiters. "The system isn't merely exploited. It is actively complicit," said Sundramoorthy, who studies Southeast Asian border corruption. He said migrants, mostly from Bangladesh, Myanmar, India, Nepal and Pakistan, often paid up to RM12,000 to enter Malaysia on tourist or social visit passes and were later absorbed into informal labour sectors. Though voluntary, the smuggling model was distinct from human trafficking, he said, and remained transactional despite its legal and ethical implications. Sundramoorthy said such corruption rendered security tools useless. "When officers become facilitators, the border becomes just another business transaction," he said. He warned this undermined national security and public trust, and called for institutional reform, noting that enforcement alone would not resolve the problem.
New Straits Times
2 days ago
- New Straits Times
Stranded umrah pilgrims return home after four days in Jeddah
SEPANG: Thirty-nine Malaysian umrah pilgrims who were stranded in Jeddah for four days due to their travel agency's failure to provide return flight tickets have safely returned home. The group arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 11.32am today on Malaysia Airlines flight MH157 from Jeddah, which departed at 9pm Saudi time. Among them was Nazira Frijand Ali, 48, from Kulai, Johor, who said she and her husband had paid over RM12,000 for a "golden" package, only to be let down by undelivered promises. "I could have bought my own return ticket, but I couldn't bear to leave the other pilgrims, especially the elderly. We had become like family," she said, adding that she plans to file a police report and seek compensation from the agency. Firabib Group Sdn Bhd managing director Mohd Firdaus Mat Akhir stepped in to finance the group's return, covering RM71,370 for 39 flight tickets, including one for a mutawif. "I have no affiliation with the company managing the group and never agreed to any reimbursement. I helped purely out of compassion," he said. The group's mutawif, Muhammad Abu Sufyan Mohd Mokhtar Rozaidi also known as PU Abu denied being a partner of the agency and said he had only been working with them since 2023. "In Jeddah, I did what I could to help the pilgrims get home. I'm grateful others stepped in. I've decided to resign, as the company is now facing financial trouble," he said. Previously, 43 pilgrims were reported stranded in Jeddah after the agency, Persada Global Holidays Sdn Bhd, failed to provide return flight tickets upon completion of their umrah. On Sunday, Berita Harian reported that the agency's managing director, Shahir Ibrahim, admitted all the pilgrims were under the company's care but said they were unable to arrange return flights due to financial difficulties.
Barnama
2 days ago
- Barnama
Convenience Store Employee Charged With CBT Of Nearly RM200,000 Belonging To Cooperative
SEREMBAN, July 29 (Bernama) -- A convenience store employee pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to a charge of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving money belonging to a cooperative amounting to almost RM200,000. Noorazwin Zullkifli, 36, made the plea before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. She is charged as the then clerk at Koperasi Kampung LB Johnson Seremban Berhad, with committing CBT by misusing the cooperative's POS terminal device to transfer money amounting to RM199,491.79 to her personal account. The offence was allegedly committed between Feb 2, 2023 and March 22 last year at the cooperative's office in Bandar Enstek, Nilai. The charge, under Section 408 of the Penal Code, provides imprisonment for up to 14 years, whipping and is liable to a fine, if convicted. She was allowed bail of RM12,000 with one surety and ordered to report to a nearby police station once a month and surrender her passport to the court. The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Syamimi Farhana Muhammad while Noorazwin, who has three children, aged between four and seven years, was represented by lawyer Ahmad Muzhaffar Abdul Razak. The court set Sept 9 for mention. -- BERNAMA
The Sun
2 days ago
- The Sun
Seremban clerk pleads not guilty to RM200k CBT charge
SEREMBAN: A convenience store employee pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to a charge of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving money belonging to a cooperative amounting to almost RM200,000. Noorazwin Zullkifli, 36, made the plea before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. She is charged as the then clerk at Koperasi Kampung LB Johnson Seremban Berhad, with committing CBT by misusing the cooperative's POS terminal device to transfer money amounting to RM199,491.79 to her personal account. The offence was allegedly committed between Feb 2, 2023 and March 22 last year at the cooperative's office in Bandar Enstek, Nilai. The charge, under Section 408 of the Penal Code, provides imprisonment for up to 14 years, whipping and is liable to a fine, if convicted. She was allowed bail of RM12,000 with one surety and ordered to report to a nearby police station once a month and surrender her passport to the court. The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Syamimi Farhana Muhammad while Noorazwin, who has three children, aged between four and seven years, was represented by lawyer Ahmad Muzhaffar Abdul Razak. The court set Sept 9 for mention. - Bernama
