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Telco CEO remanded four days over suspicion of graft

43-year-old exec allegedly solicited, received bribe over RM200,000 to award project worth almost RM50 mil

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 14 Jun 2022 9:16PM

Telco CEO remanded four days over suspicion of graft
The telecommunication network company’s chief executive officer was detained at the Selangor MACC office in Shah Alam at about 8pm after turning up to give his statement. – The Vibes pic, June 14, 2022

SHAH ALAM – A telecommunication network company’s chief executive officer has been remanded for four days from today to assist investigations over a bribe amounting to more than RM200,000.

The remand order on the 43-year-old man was issued by magistrate Mohamad Redza Azhar Rezali under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.

The man had allegedly solicited and received bribes from a company as an inducement to award a telecommunication tower construction and upgrading project worth almost RM50 million.

He was detained at the Selangor MACC office here at about 8pm after turning up to give his statement.

Meanwhile, Redza also allowed a MACC application to remand a senior enforcement officer and a businesswoman for four days and two days respectively from today. 

According to the source, the senior enforcement officer was believed to have asked and received RM200,000 from several individuals employing foreign workers illegally as a reward to facilitate the pass application of foreign workers.

The businesswoman was investigated for abetting the senior officer.

They were detained by the MACC yesterday at 7.40pm and 7.45pm and are being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009. – Bernama, June 14, 2022

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