Hawala system used in abuse of visa approvals, says MACC FMTNews FMTEng
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Azam Baki said the agency was still tracking several transactions made through the hawala system.
Azam, who is head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, said MACC was still tracking several transactions that the agency suspects were payments to obtain tourist visas, Bernama reported. Hawala is a popular and informal value transfer system based on the performance and honour of a huge network of money brokers. They operate outside of, or parallel to, traditional banking, financial channels and remittance systems.
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