Former state director of the Immigration Department in Perlis, Mohd Amir Othman.
“They had been taught what to say to us during investigations. They would say they paid a fee on the other side and came into Malaysia voluntarily and were not brought here by force.” “I think this is what attracts illegal immigrants to come here,” he said, saying those with these cards issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, they would be protected and could not be charged with immigration offences.
He added that immigration officials were not involved in the arrests of 38 illegal immigrants at the foot of Wang Burma hill on Jan 19, 2015. They were investigated under Section 6 of the Immigration Act for not having an official pass or permit to stay in the country.Meanwhile, the 32nd witness, DSP Syed Basri Syed Ali, who is the commander for the border security agency in Perlis, formerly known as the Anti-Smuggling Unit , said more than 600 arrests were made by the agency in 2014.
Basri, who has been the commander of border security agency from 2014, added that UPP at the time was stationed 2km away from the border, so the agency’s jurisdiction would not overlap with other agencies in the area. This made them the “second layer” of defence at the border. He added that there was a lack of coordination between the different security and enforcement agencies due to them working in isolation and being “stuck in their core businesses”.“Currently, there is no single agency to direct and issue commands,” he said, adding that all the various bodies also had different standard operating procedures .
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