More officers expected to be nabbed for corruption in Malaysia

More officers expected to be nabbed for corruption in Malaysia
www.chinaview.cn 2008-07-14 11:11:24

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KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Xinhua) -- More Malaysian Immigration Department officers are expected to be detained this week before Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) wraps up its investigations into graft allegations, local media reported on Monday.
Most of the officers are believed to be lower-rung staff who are alleged to have done the bidding of their bosses, two high-ranking officers detained on Thursday and Friday, in exchange for a cut of the bribes given by syndicates and manpower companies.
So far, nine people have been detained by the ACA for their involvement in two different scams, the New Straits Times reported.
In the first case, seven were detained in connection with the issuance of visas for foreign workers. This included a top Immigration officer who allegedly received money from manpower companies and syndicates to approve the visas.
Others detained were the owners of two companies and five "runners" for the companies.
In the second case, another top Immigration officer was detained for allegedly receiving bribes for approving the extension of special passes for foreign tourists who had overstayed.
The officer's brother-in-law was also detained in connection with the case.
He is believed to be the middleman between the Immigration officer and those who were paying him.

Editor: Du Guodong