PUTRAJAYA: The chief executive officer (CEO) of an information technology company was among eight individuals arrested for allegedly accepting bribes for assisting employers or agents obtain quotas for foreign workers.
It is learnt that the “payment” was between RM800 and RM1,500 per quota.
The CEO, in his 50s, as well as other suspects, including a senior official in the firm, were arrested when they were summoned to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters on Tuesday night.
The suspects – five men and three women – are aged between 40 and 60.
However, only six were remanded, including the CEO, while two others were released on bail.
They were brought before Magistrate Irza Zulakha Rohanuddin yesterday, who allowed a three-day remand order against the six until tomorrow following MACC’s application at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Two suspects held were staff members of employment agencies while another two were owners of such agencies.
Sources said the company was believed to be a platform provider for foreign workers’ applications appointed by the government.
It is learnt that the company had processed a total of 345,861 applications between May and July 29.
MACC director of investigations Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the remand and that the investigation was ongoing, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 16 (a) of the MACC Act 2009.
It was reported that the anti-graft commission raided the company last month.
