KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a member of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) on suspicion of accepting a bribe of RM5,000.
According to a source, the man is believed to have solicited and accepted the bribe in exchange for certifying the supply of cooking wood for a training exercise around February this year.
“The man, in his 40s, was arrested around 11 last night, at a location in Selangor,” the source said.
Assistant Registrar Aina Syakinah Aminuddin issued a five-day remand order, starting today, following an application made by the MACC at the Shah Alam Magistrate’s Court this morning.
Meanwhile, Selangor MACC director Hairuzam Mohmad Amin@Hamim, when contacted, confirmed the arrest and that the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.
