PUTRAJAYA – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained a blogger yesterday to assist an investigation into alleged corruption in an RM41-million project involving a ministry.
The man in his early 60s was arrested after giving his statement at the MACC headquarters here yesterday and is believed to have received a bribe of about RM1.3 million from an information technology company in 2020.
According to a MACC source, the bribe is believed to have been a lobbying incentive to ensure the company succeeded in obtaining related contracts.
Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin issued a two-day remand order against the blogger starting today following MACC’s application at the Putrajaya magistrates’ court today.
MACC senior director of investigations Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim when contacted confirmed the arrest, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009. – Bernama, May 12, 2023
