Kuala Lumpur: A former political secretary to a former senior minister was one of the two individuals arrested last night by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on suspicion of soliciting and receiving bribes.
According to sources, this was allegedly in exchange for the approval of a book printing project, worth about RM80 million, involving a ministry, through direct negotiations.
“The first suspect is a former political secretary in his 20s while the second suspect is a company owner in his late 50s.
“They are suspected to have colluded with the former senior minister by soliciting and accepting bribes from the contractor through the second suspect’s company in exchange for approving the project,” the source said today.
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MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya confirmed the arrests and said investigations were carried out under Section 16(a)(B) of the MACC 2009 Act.
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