Abdul Azeez and brother arrested by MACC (updated)


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 15 Jan 2019

PUTRAJAYA: Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Rahim and his brother Datuk Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahim were arrested and will be brought to court to face charges on Wednesday (Jan 16).

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigators said that both the Baling MP and Abdul Latif were arrested in connection with investigations into graft and money-laundering, after receiving a green light to prosecute them from the Attorney General's Chambers.

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