Tiong says airport ‘visit’ exposed corruption

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PETALING JAYA: Tiong King Sing said his visit to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) had exposed the alleged corrupt activities at the country’s main gateway.

The tourism, arts and culture minister had also admitted that he was at the centre of the commotion recently.

“My presence uncovered a culture of corruption by a few officials and chronic abuse of power,” he said in a statement.

He added that he will be providing the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission with details.

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MACC to probe Tiong’s allegation of corruption at KLIA

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will investigate an allegation of graft involving immigration officers at KLIA.

“We will obtain information from all parties and investigate accordingly,” MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said in a brief statement.

Yesterday, tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing alleged that his recent visit to KLIA exposed a “culture of corruption by a few officials and the chronic abuse of power”.

He claimed immigration officers were asking for as much as RM3,000 to release travellers they had detained, with an additional RM3,000 to be paid if the traveller wanted to return to his home country immediately.

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Sarawak PH leader backs Tiong over KLIA incident

PETALING JAYA: A Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) leader has defended tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing over an incident in KLIA Terminal 1 and the latter’s allegations on corrupt activities involving the immigration department.

Sarawak PH secretary Alan Ling said he believed Tiong had no personal agenda when going to the airport upon learning of the difficulties faced by a Chinese national who was trying to enter the country, Borneo Post reported.

“Every minister, deputy minister and top government servant must ‘turun padang’ (go to the ground) frequently, even without prior notice, so that they can see the real situation at the location.

“Don’t plan an official visit where everything is well presented, then your visit will serve no purpose except as a mere formality,” he was quoted as saying.

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Blaming A “Middleman” – Top Level Cover-Up As MACC Tries To Protect Corrupt Immigration With A Bullshit Story

Remember those days at school when we received tips that the discipline teacher is doing a spot check? Students would comb their hair to look like Elvis Presley, trim their fingernails and tug in their shirts nicely. And when the feared teacher arrived with his inch-size cane, everyone pretended to be paying attention. Of course, the discipline teacher was proud to learn everyone was well behaved.

That was precisely what happened when Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim made a so-called “surprise visit” to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Sunday (July 2), just a few days after the airport attracted world attention with a corruption scandal involving Immigration Department of Malaysia. The problem with such spot check is that everyone could smell the PM miles away.
 
Arriving with a battalion of bodyguards, top officers and apple polishers, it was hilarious when Anwar concluded that there were only a few bad apples in the notorious immigration known for corruption. It was basically sales talk when he said the majority of immigration officers perform their duties well. Did he really expect the officers would dare go for “coffee break” knowing he was doing a spot check?

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