MACC: 59 varsity employees nabbed for graft since 2017


KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested 59 employees of public and private universities for corruption, with 49 of them charged in court, from 2017 to August this year.

Its deputy chief commissioner (Prevention) Datuk Seri Norazlan Mohd Razali said the cases involved a total of RM1,323,203.68 – with RM1,311,403.68 involving public universities while private university corruption cases amounted to RM11,800.

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