Following complaints about photographers harassing visitors, KLCC authorities and immigration officials conducted operations, leading to the arrest and deportation of undocumented foreign nationals. Most photographers around KLCC are now locals.
A lot of Malaysians have been speaking out about how photographers are causing a hassle, especially on busy roads in Kuala Lumpur, by offering to take pictures. Just yesterday, Dr Zaliha Mustafa also shared her concerns in a post after visiting KLCC , pointing out that amateur photographers are still going about their business, even though KLCC management has set restrictions.
Amateur photographers around KLCC Harian Metro reported how the Director of Immigration Kuala Lumpur, Wan Mohamed Saupee Wan Yusoff, said that they had received complaints regarding the presence of amateur photographers around KLCC. He mentioned that the complaints involved foreign nationals or undocumented immigrants (PATI) running a “business” taking pictures in the area. Following the complaints, several operations, inspections, enforcement actions, and increased presence were carried out around the Twin Towers area. Most photographers were locals In an interview with Harian Metro, Wan Saupee shared that they had discussed the issue with KLCC management and the photographers involved. “The inspection showed that most of the photographers around KLCC were locals. They had identification cards, and many of them were from Sabah. We made some arrests (of foreign nationals) during enforcement actions at the location in January,” he said. He also mentioned that some of the foreign nationals arrested were charged in court, fined for misusing their passes, and then sent back to their home countries. “After those arrests, we noticed that photography activities were mostly being carried out by locals. The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department (JIM) is now working with local photographers to report any foreign nationals involved in photography,” he adde
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