Seven docs held for falsifying fitness certificates


GEORGE TOWN: Seven doctors have been arrested for falsely certifying the fitness of bus and taxi drivers to help them get Public Services Vehicle (PSV) licences.

A clinic assistant and two male runners were also picked up in the swoop that was carried out simultaneously by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on se­­ven clinics in Gelugor, Batu Ferringhi, Bukit Mertajam and Prai, at 3pm on Tuesday.

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