Audit findings: Over 32,000 fraudulent approvals for foreign workers under existing immigration system
The Immigration Department logo is seen at its headquarters in Putrajaya January 10, 2019. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 – The 2018 Auditor-General’s report has uncovered fraudulent approvals for foreign workers under the Malaysia Immigration System . In the Federal Ministries/Departments section of the Auditor-General’s Report 2018 Series 1, some 32,424 foreign workers was created and approved to 123 employers, as well as first-time levy payments amounting to RM40.79 million were made in an unorganised and dubious manner.The estimated audited first-time levy payment to be collected from the 21,378 foreign workers would amount to RM24.55 million, said the report.
Meanwhile, a full report on hacked IDs has been submitted to the director-general of the immigration department on April 25, and meetings with the Cyber Crime and Multimedia Investigation and the Royal Malaysia Police have begun since March 7 to investigate this issue.
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