Immigration Dept probe on woman’s detention will be fair to both sides, says DG

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The Immigration Department’s investigation of the alleged detention of a Singaporean woman at the Johor Baru checkpoint recently will determine if the responding personnel had acted according to the department’s standards, said Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh in a press conference on Monday (Sept 9).  Read more at https://shorturl.at/Gzfy7  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I just wanted to check, why was he detained for a period of 6 days?

00:22I received a report from the immigration office in Johor,

00:29regarding a Singaporean citizen who wanted to enter Malaysia,

00:34and there was a little incident,

00:38where it was said that the woman did not comply with the rules and process of entering a foreign citizen in Malaysia.

00:47In detail, I have set up an investigation.

00:52Last Friday, I asked my team to conduct the investigation

00:59to ascertain, number one, the actual case that happened.

01:03First, we want to see what the actual case is.

01:06Second, what are the mistakes that the accuser made?

01:12Third, are the immigration officers in charge of following the rules and process of entering Malaysia?

01:24We will look at all angles, to ensure fairness for all parties.

01:30At the same time, we are preventing foreigners from entering Malaysia.

01:34We need foreigners to enter and leave Malaysia.

01:39At the same time, those who enter Malaysia need to comply with the rules set by the Malaysian government.

01:47It is not as easy as we say, that it is easy to enter and leave.

01:51They need to follow the immigration process.

01:54That is why my investigation will cover all angles,

01:59to ensure fairness for all parties.

02:02We cannot blame any party at this time.

02:05But I promise that I will solve this case as soon as possible.

02:09I don't want this incident to give a bad image to the country.

02:15We want to look at all angles.

02:17That's all for now. I can comment on the incident.

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