{
  "id": 15337384,
  "title": "Let immigration HQ take over probe on special passes, says MP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/let-immigration-hq-take-over-probe-on-special-passes-says-mp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T02:15:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/18/let-immigration-hq-take-over-probe-on-special-passes-says-mp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kuala Lumpur immigration director Hamsha Injau has announced that the department’s integrity division will investigate allegations of irregularities in the issuance of special passes. However, Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng has called for the investigation to be taken over by the immigration department headquarters, suggesting that the allegations could involve a senior officer. Lim has urged the authorities not to wait for media exposure to explain the actions taken since the allegations surfaced on August 10, stating that the public wants to know the steps taken in response. According to Malaysiakini, the allegations, which were raised by a news portal, involve special passes that are supposed to assist foreign nationals in emergencies or urgent circumstances. The report alleged that the special passes were being systematically abused, with local intermediaries handling applications, collecting applicants’ passports, and sending their photographs to immigration officers through messaging applications for preliminary verification.",
  "summary": "Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng says allegations of corruption and wrongdoing at the KL department should be referred to MACC and the police.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Let immigration HQ take over probe on special passes, says MP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/let-immigration-hq-take-over-probe-on-special-passes-says-mp-15337424",
        "published": "2026-10-18T02:15:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}