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Malaysia immigration: Officials accused of sabotage are fired
Source: BBC
Malaysia immigration: Officials accused of sabotage are fired
31 May 2016 Asia
Malaysia has fired 15 immigration officers, accusing them of sabotaging passport systems to let in certain travellers undetected.
Suspicions were raised after computer systems at Malaysian airports crashed several times a day.
The 15 are accused of deliberately taking them offline, allowing people to bypass criminal background checks.
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The country's passport system may have been compromised for the past two years, according to the Malaysian authorities, possibly benefiting people traffickers and militant networks.
During that time both the British and Australian governments raised their terror alerts for Malaysia, warning of possible attacks in and around the capital Kuala Lumpur.
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31 May 2016 Asia
Malaysia has fired 15 immigration officers, accusing them of sabotaging passport systems to let in certain travellers undetected.
Suspicions were raised after computer systems at Malaysian airports crashed several times a day.
The 15 are accused of deliberately taking them offline, allowing people to bypass criminal background checks.
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The country's passport system may have been compromised for the past two years, according to the Malaysian authorities, possibly benefiting people traffickers and militant networks.
During that time both the British and Australian governments raised their terror alerts for Malaysia, warning of possible attacks in and around the capital Kuala Lumpur.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36420639
