Johor Baru mayor arrested


JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru mayor has been arrested for allegedly taking bribes from contractors as an inducement to approve projects.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) director Datuk Azmi Alias confirmed that Datuk Adib Azhari Daud (pic) was arrested at the Johor MACC office at around 3pm yesterday.

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