Malaysia’s immigration department has disciplined 41 officers, including firing 20, for involvement in ‘flying passport’ offences from 2022 to 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department of Malaysia (JIM) has taken disciplinary action against 41 of its officers between 2022 and 2025 for involvement in ‘flying passport’ cases.
Its director-general, Datuk Zakaria Shaaban, said 20 officers were dismissed from service. He stated the actions reflect the department’s commitment to addressing the issue.
“This action was taken as a result of transparent investigations and based on established regulations,” he said in a statement today.
Zakaria was commenting on a media statement by the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) last Monday regarding an investigation into alleged ‘flying passport’ activity at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1.
He added that last year alone, 61 cases referred by the EAIC were brought before the Complaints Committee Meeting and action was taken in line with disciplinary processes and provisions.
“JIM emphasises that every case referred by the EAIC will be dealt with seriously without any compromise,” he said.
He said this approach reflects JIM’s ongoing commitment to the principles of accountability, integrity and good governance.
Zakaria said JIM respects the role and function of the EAIC as the integrity monitoring body for enforcement agencies.
He added the department takes every finding and recommendation seriously and follows up with action according to legal provisions, public service regulations and established disciplinary mechanisms.
JIM will continue to strengthen compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) to enhance internal monitoring, he stated.
It will also implement continuous improvement measures to ensure professional and integrity-based services to maintain public trust and national interests.
On Monday, the EAIC confirmed misconduct involving an immigration officer in a ‘flying passport’ activity at KLIA on 2 June last year.
The commission said the suspect entered a passenger’s arrival details into the MyIMMs system without the passenger being physically present at the inspection counter.
