COO and wife in graft probe out on bail

PUTRAJAYA: The chief operating officer (COO) of a Prasarana Malaysia Bhd subsidiary and his wife who were remanded since last Thursday to facilitate investigations into alleged abuse of position and accepting bribes for personal gain, have been released.

According to a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) spokesman, magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Ab Rahman allowed the couple, aged 54 and 50, to be released on MACC bail of RM20,000 with one surety each. — Bernama