Kuala Lumpur –
Extortion case turis China at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) made the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim conduct a surprise inspection of the airport.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim conducted an unannounced inspection of Immigration services at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Sunday (2/7) afternoon.
The inspection was carried out by the head of the Malaysian government after an incident involving a tourist from China and a neighbor’s minister on Thursday (29/6).
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“During an unannounced visit to the immigration and customs counter at KLIA some time ago, I found that there is still room for improvement to strengthen the operation of the entrance to this country,” said Anwar Ibrahim on his social media, Sunday (2/7).
He said the opportunity was used to see for himself issues that arose or problems during daily operational activities involving tourists and foreigners in addition to local residents.
Anwar also said that regarding the incident involving turis China recently, he guaranteed a thorough investigation would be carried out by the authorities.
This case will also be discussed in a preliminary discussion that will be held at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday (5/7).
Previously, the Director General of Immigration Malaysia Ruslin Jusoh said the department he led had started an investigation into the viral incident reported by an online media.
It stated that a Malaysian minister was suing turis China detained by Immigration at KLIA to be released. He said an investigation would be carried out in a comprehensive manner covering all relevant aspects.
At the same time, he asked the public to provide space so that the examination could be carried out in a transparent manner and not cause speculation.
In his statement, Malaysia’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Tiong King Sing confirmed he was the minister named in the exclusive news report.
He said he had no choice but to come to KLIA immediately, bringing along investigators from the Integrity Division of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture to assess the situation and do their best to resolve it.
In an upload on his Facebook page, Minister Tiong said a female tourist from China who had just arrived at KLIA experienced communication problems, for no reason being locked in a room by unscrupulous officers there.
The immigration officer offered to help free him turis China The price is 3,000 Malaysian Ringgit (RM) or around IDR 9.6 million for a plane ticket to leave Malaysia, another RM3,000 for re-entering the country, and RM12,000 (around IDR 38.6 million) for application processing fees. visa required.
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This article has been published on CNN Indonesia.
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