Malaysia

Manager at federal dept in T’ganu remanded over bribery

44-year-old accused of graft involving procurement for vehicle repair works

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 13 Mar 2023 1:49PM

Manager at federal dept in T’ganu remanded over bribery
According to sources, the manager at a federal government department in Terengganu is suspected of using his position to obtain bribes between RM1,500 and RM6,000 through procurement of the department’s vehicle repair works between 2019 and 2022. – Pixabay pic, March 13, 2023

KUALA TERENGGANU – A manager at a federal government department in Terengganu has been remanded for seven days starting today to assist the investigation into a bribery case.

The remand order against the 44-year-old man until March 19 was issued by magistrate Nik Mohd Tarmizie Nik Mohd Shukri.

Investigations are being carried out under Section 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.

According to MACC sources, the man was suspected of using his position to obtain bribes between RM1,500 and RM6,000 for himself through procurement of the department’s vehicle repair works between 2019 and 2022.

The suspect was arrested at the Terengganu MACC office yesterday evening when he came to give his statement. – Bernama, March 13, 2023

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