MACC remands police officer suspected of soliciting, accepting bribe of approximately RM20,000
ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Kedah has remanded a police officer on suspicion of soliciting and accepting a bribe of approximately RM20,000 late last year.
A four-day remand order until April 3 was issued by Magistrate Fatin Dalilah Khalid after granting the MACC application at the Magistrate’s Court here today.
MACC sources said the bribe was believed to be in return for changing the charges against an individual involved in a traffic case.
The male suspect, aged in his 30s, was arrested at about 12.50pm yesterday during a raid at a restaurant in Sungai Petani.
“Initial investigations found that the suspect had received a bribe of approximately RM2,000 in cash around mid-December last year.
“When the arrest was made yesterday, the suspect is suspected of asking for another RM20,000 from the victim,” the source said today.
Meanwhile, Kedah MACC Director Datuk Nazli Rasyid Sulong, when contacted, confirmed the arrest and said the case was being investigated under Section 16(a)(B) of the MACC Act 2009.
— BERNAMA
