PETALING JAYA: According to Immigration Department director general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh, a group led by a Bangladeshi man has supposedly been manipulating the Recalibration Program 2.0 (RTK 2.0).
The man would allegedly seek out foreigners who had documentation issues and approach them.
In exchange for RM7,000, the man would purportedly offer to handle their recalibration application for them.
Datuk Ruslin Jusoh stated that an operation was conducted on Wednesday night (Feb 14) and a premise in Petaling Jaya was raided.
“A team from the Putrajaya Immigration Intelligence and Special Operations Division raided the premises at 10pm and arrested a 31-year-old Bangladeshi man,” he said in a statement on Thursday (Feb 15).
The suspect was found to not have a valid passport.
“We seized RM2,000 cash, 188 copies of Bangladesh passports, five copies of Indonesian passports, four copies of Indian passports, four copies of Pakistani passports, four copies of Nepalese passports, and one Thailand passport, as well as various RTK 2.0 application forms and a laptop,” he said.
“The syndicate’s modus operandi is to target citizens from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nepal and Thailand who have problems in Malaysia, such as lack of identity documents and visas,” he said.
He added that the suspect would approach those with these problems and then offer services, such as dealing with RTK 2.0 Program applications at the Immigration Office.
“Our checks revealed that the syndicate would register companies with Malaysian citizens in a bid to manipulate the RTK 2.0 and make a profit at the same time,” he said, adding that the suspect has been detained at the Putrajaya Immigration Depot for further investigation.
He said a female Malaysian citizen was also handed a notice to appear at the Immigration Office to assist in the investigation.
“The department will continue to take strict action against any party found committing offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63, the Passport Act 1966, The Immigration Regulations of 1963 and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 (ATIPSOM),” he said.
