PUTRAJAYA, July 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said his surprise visit to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) yesterday was aimed at raising the credibility and integrity of the Immigration Department (JIM) which is being publicly criticised.
Speaking at the Prime Minister’s Department’s monthly assembly here today, the prime minister said from his observation, the majority of the Immigration personnel at KLIA performed their duties well, and only a small handful were still with the old practices.
“We always say that one bad apple spoils the whole barrel…it is not right for us to give the general impression and perception (because of one bad apple) that the Immigration Department is flawed,” he added.
Anwar was at KLIA for about 30 minutes and from the visit, he found the management and operation of the Customs Department and the Immigration Department under control and stated that appropriate action would be taken to improve the situation and resolve any problems.
