SMS scam syndicate: Two from telco firm remanded for five days


PUTRAJAYA: Two individuals have been remanded in connection with bribes worth millions of ringgit as part of an SMS scam syndicate.

The two – a company chief technology officer and an employee of a telecommunications firm – will be remanded for five days after Magistrate Siti Roslizawati Mohd Zanin allowed an application submitted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Thursday (Nov 12).

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