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Malaysian minister breaks silence after being accused of barging into airport to ‘free’ Chinese woman
- Tourism Minister Tiong King Sing said he went to Kuala Lumpur airport to help the visitor after she was denied entry by officers despite having proper documents
- The woman alleged that she was asked to pay several thousand ringgit to clear the immigration process
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Malaysia’s Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing claimed he had to personally step in to help an employee of a China-based media company after immigration officers held her up at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on her arrival from Shenzhen on Thursday.
The woman alleged that although her travel documents were in order, she was denied entry by immigration officers.
She alleged that she was asked to pay several thousand ringgit if she wanted to be allowed entry.
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The woman had arrived in Malaysia with her superior, a senior official of a Chinese government-owned TV station.
It is learnt that while her superior was cleared and allowed entry by the Immigration Department, the woman, who is the senior official’s personal assistant, was denied entry and allegedly told there were discrepancies in her travel documents.
Tiong said the station official called up the consulate general of Malaysia in Guangzhou and sought help upon seeing her colleague in distress.
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