Malaysia

Three in remand for graft case involving govt land approval

Suspects on hold for seven days to assist with probe on RM400,000 corruption case

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 14 Sep 2022 1:08PM

Three in remand for graft case involving govt land approval
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has remanded three suspects to assist investigation of a bribery case involving the approval of an application to own about 2ha of government land. – The Vibes file pic, September 14, 2022

IPOH – Two men and a woman have been remanded for seven days to assist a probe because they are suspected of being involved in a corruption case involving RM400,000 in relation to the approval of an application to own government land.

The 30-year-old woman who is an administrative assistant of a Lands and Mines Office and the two men, aged 41 and 50, who are directors of a company, arrived at the magistrate’s court here around 10.30am today dressed in orange Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) lock-up clothes.

The remand order starting today until next Tuesday was issued by magistrate Noor Hafiza Ishak to assist the investigation under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.

According to an MACC source, they were arrested on suspicion of bribery in order to obtain approval for an application to own approximately 2ha of government land in the Kinta district.

MACC Perak director Datuk Mohd Fauzi Mohamad when contacted said further investigations were ongoing to find out if there were any others involved in the case. – Bernama, September 14, 2022

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