KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- The Immigration Department has taken disciplinary action against 41 officers over "flying passport" abuses since 2022, including 20 who were dismissed, as scrutiny intensifies over alleged misconduct at Malaysia's main airport.

A "flying passport" (pasport terbang) refers to a passport illegally sent through immigration checkpoints without the traveller being physically present.

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the department had taken note of a statement issued on Monday by the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC), which detailed its investigation into alleged passport-smuggling activity at Terminal 1 of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Zakaria said the department...