New Zealand: 34 members of the Immigration staff in New Zealand have been taken into investigations for their improper behavior as they have been speculated to have their connections with fraud cases.

According to Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman, it was on August 16 when 32 staff members were taken into investigation for their wrong conduct. Now two fresh investigations have added into the category of suspects, making the count to 34.

Out of the 34 allegations, 16 of them are present in various branch offices located all over the globe and rest are present in New Zealand branch. As far as the statistics from last one year are concerned, 60 such allegations have been faced by the immigration officials regarding various cases linked with fraud and corruption. 10 out of them were substantiated while 23 went through thorough investigation. 27 of them went unsubstantiated.

Out of the seven immigration officers who were sacked, six of them were based in New Zealand, while the other worked in New Delhi.

According to Labour’s immigration spokesman Pete Hodgson, it is extremely disappointing that immigration officials are facing these kind of allegations related with fraud and corruptions. He further added that he is not satisfied with robust checking system of the country.

In addition, it has been confirmed that a lot of work has been done in the direction of setting clear standards of conduct and behavior.