Support firm first to be charged under new section of MACC Act


SHAH ALAM: An offshore vessel support company became the first business entity to be brought to book under the new Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.

Pristine Offshore Sdn Bhd was charged at the Sessions Court here on Thursday (March 18) with offering a bribe amounting to RM321,350 to secure a sub-contract from Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd.

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