KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), on Wednesday, has detained two individuals with the title "Datuk" over alleged bribery involving about RM200,000 linked to exploration licence applications in the state.
The suspects, aged in their 30s and 60s, were arrested earlier today while giving statements at the MACC offices in Sabah and Putrajaya.
They include a businessman and a state assemblyman, who are suspected of soliciting and receiving bribes from each other between 2023 and 2024.
window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []};googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.defineSlot('/22826383987/dailyexpress_inline', [1, 1], 'gpt-passback').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.enableServices();googletag.display('gpt-passback');});Initial investigations indicate the money was exchanged to facilitate exploration licence approvals in Sabah.
Both suspects have been released on bail, with the businessman posting RM100,000 and the assemblyman RM50,000, as the case proceeds under Section 16(b)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.