PUTRAJAYA: Two men, including an enforcement officer attached to a Malaysian High Commission abroad, have been arrested for allegedly accepting money to approve visa applications by Bangladeshi nationals to enter Malaysia under the pretext of tourism.
The officer is believed to be in cohort with employment agencies in Bangladesh and Malaysia since 2021, and had abused the Foreign Visa System to bring Bangladesh citizens here for work.
“Investigators believe the amount of bribery involved exceeds RM100mil although the actual payment for the visa set by the government is only RM105 ,” said a source. The two men, who are in their 30s, were arrested when they were summoned to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters around 6.30pm on Thursday .
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