MACC: More than half of those involved in corruption are aged 40 and below

GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): More than half of the individuals arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over the last five years are those aged 40 and below.

MACC deputy commissioner (prevention) Datuk Shamshun Baharin Mohd Jamil today said, based on statistics from 2014 until June this year, 4,860 individuals had been arrested for corruption – and 2,594 or 53.4% of them – were from the below 40 age group.