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Malaysian Border Security Agency

Malaysian Border Security Agency
Agensi Keselamatan Sempadan Malaysia
اڬيسي كاولن سمڤادن مليسيا‎‎
AbbreviationBSA / AKSEM
Agency overview
Formed2015
Dissolved16 November 2022
Superseding agencyMalaysia Border Control and Protection Agency
Employees613 (2022)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		Malaysia
Operations jurisdictionMalaysia
Legal jurisdictionLand borders between Malaysia and Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei
Primary governing bodyGovernment of Malaysia
Secondary governing bodyMinistry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument
  • Malaysian Border Security Agency Act 2017
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
HeadquartersAras 7, Blok D7, Kompleks D, Kementerian Dalam Negeri, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Malaysian Border Security Agency (BSA), also known as AKSEM (Malay: Agensi Kawalan SEmpadan Malaysia, Jawi: اڬيسي كاولن سمڤادن مليسيا‎) was a Malaysian government agency that operated to guard the country’s entry and exit points from illegal activities such as smuggling, illegal migration and human trafficking.[1][2] AKSEM was first administratively established in 2015 and then officially established in 2017 with the passing of the Malaysian Border Security Act 2017, but was then dissolved in December 2022 when the said Act was repealed, with its officers and personnels absorded into the General Operations Force.

History

Establishment

Administratively established in 2015, the agency was manned by some 10,000 officials from the Malaysian Armed Forces, Royal Malaysia Police, General Operations Force and the Smuggling Prevention Unit (UPP).[3][4]

In 2017, the Malaysian Border Security Agency Act 2017 was passed by the Parliament of Malaysia to formally establish and further empower the agency.[5][6] During the passing of the bill, the then-Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamid assures that there will be no overlapping of duties between government agencies[5] and no additional cost will be inccured, as the agency's officers will be taken from other existing agencies such as police, customs, immigration, National Anti-Drug Agency, National Kenaf and Tobacco Board and other relevant authorities.[6]

Under the Act, which took effect on 29 December 2017,[7] the agency was tasked to protect Malaysia's land borders with Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei only and to curb any cross-border crimes in those areas.[7][8][9]

Dissolution

However, on 12 March 2021, the Malaysian Cabinet decided to restructure the agency to place it under the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). It was also decided that the Malaysian Border Security Agency Act 2017 will be repealed once the restructuring is completed. The restructuring of AKSEM into the police forces, which took place in phases in a span of three months from 30 June 2021 to 30 September 2021, saw some 613 agency officers and personnel absorbed into the Internal Security and Public Order Department of the General Operations Force under PDRM.[10][11]

In December 2021, the bill to repeal the Malaysian Border Security Agency Act 2017 and dissolve the agency was tabled in the Parliament.[12] It was unanimously passed by the Dewan Rakyat on 18 July 2022[11] and by Dewan Negara on 8 August 2022.[13] The agency was officially dissolved on 16 November 2022 when the dissolution Act took effect on that day.[14]

AKSEM would eventually be replaced and succeed by a new agency, which is called the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency on 18 December 2024 when the Malaysia Boder Control and Protection Agency Act 2024 officially went into effect.[15] Under the 2024 Act, the powers and jurisdiction of the new agency was expanded to encompass all land, sea, and air entry points of the country, unlike AKSEM, which was tasked to only control the land borders of Malaysia.[16][17][18][19][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Prashanth Parameswaran (18 September 2015). "Malaysia Eyes New Border Security Agency". The Diplomat. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ^ Aizyl Azlee (2 November 2015). "Government introduces new Border Security Agency to curb smuggling". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. ^ "DPM: UPP to be upgraded to Border Security Agency". Bernama. The Borneo Post. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. ^ "GOF to reinforce state's Border Security Agency". The Borneo Post. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Parliament passes Malaysia Border Control Agency Bill". News Straits Times. BERNAMA. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b Kamarulzaman, Zikri (9 August 2017). "Border Security Agency bill passed, Zahid assures no additional costs". MalaysiaKini. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b Hashini Kavishtri Kannan (29 December 2017). "All-new AKSEM Act comes into force today". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  8. ^ Buchanan, Kelly (11 January 2018). "Malaysia: Border Security Agency Act Comes into Force". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Malaysian Border Security Agency 2017 [Act 799]" (PDF). Tuang, Chu & Co. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2025. Section 2: "Malaysian land border" means land border between Malaysia and Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, and Malaysia and Brunei. Section 4(1): The Agency shall have the following functions: (a) to carry out Malaysian land border control;...
  10. ^ "Malaysian Border Security Agency now parked under PDRM, says home minister". Malay Mail. BERNAMA. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Dissolution of Aksem has no negative effect on border security". New Straits Times. BERNAMA. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Bill to dissolve AKSEM tabled in Parliament". BERNAMA. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Penyata Rasmi Parlimen Dewan Negara" [Parliament Hansard of Dewan Negara (House of Senate)] (PDF). Parliament of Malaysia (in Malay). 8 August 2022. pp. 65–81. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Malaysian Border Security Agency (Dissolution) Act 2022 [Act 837]". Federal Legislation (LOM). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency Act 2024 [Act 860]". Federal Legislation (LOM). 17 October 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Dewan Rakyat Approves Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency Bill". BERNAMA. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  17. ^ Shah, Mohd Farhaan (21 January 2023). "After five-year wait, border security to be under one agency". The Star. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  18. ^ Mohamed Farid Noh (8 November 2023). "Single Border Agency to oversee 141 borders nationwide starting next year". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  19. ^ Iskandar, Iylia Marsya; Mohamed Radhi, Nor Ain (16 October 2024). "Malaysian Checkpoints and Border Agency to control 5 gateways from Feb 1". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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