SIBU: An Immigration Department officer and two others have been arrested for allegedly being involved in the issuance of fake passports.
The trio are aged between 30 and 40 and were arrested by Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers on Wednesday (Jan 11) afternoon.
They were called to the MACC Sibu office to have their statements recorded and were subsequently arrested.
They were produced at the court on Thursday (Jan 12) and were remanded for five days to facilitate investigations.
Subordinate Court registrar Rommie Ahmad Zaidi approved the remand under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code after hearing a request from the MACC.
He also ordered them to be present in court again on Jan 17 for further mention of the case.
Source: The Star
