KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested an enforcement agency director in Kuching, Sarawak suspected of accepting bribes from a subsidised diesel smuggling syndicate in Sibu.
According to an MACC source, the man, in his 40s, was arrested this afternoon at the Sarawak MACC office when he showed up to record his statement before being released on MACC bail with one surety.
“The man is believed to have received bribes from the syndicate in return for not taking enforcement and legal action against the misappropriation and smuggling of subsidised diesel in Sibu,” the source said, adding that the arrest was a follow-up from the raid under Op Liter on a diesel storage depot in Sg Bidut, Sibu on Sunday.
Meanwhile, MACC Special Operations Division senior director Datuk Azmi Kamaruzaman confirmed the arrest when contacted, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 16(b)(B) of the MACC Act 2009.
An enforcement assistant had been arrested earlier in the day and remanded for six days till September 2.
On another matter, MACC arrested an agricultural company director suspected of submitting false documents to obtain a financing facility totalling around RM500,000.
A MACC source said the individual who has a Datuk title, in his 40s, was arrested at 4.30pm when he came to the Negeri Sembilan MACC office to provide his statement.
“The suspect is believed to have committed the offense in early 2020 to obtain financing facility of around RM500,000 from an agriculture bank for the purpose of financing the fixed and operating costs of planting tapioca and bananas,” the source said.
Meanwhile, Perlis MACC director Mohd Nor Adha Ab Gani confirmed the arrest when contacted, adding that the individual was release on MACC bail after his statement was taken. – August 28, 2024