MACC arrests CEO over probe into RM92.5bil economic stimulus packages


PETALING JAYA: Graft busters have arrested a CEO of a private company whom they believe acted as a middleman for the distribution of economic stimulus packages from 2020 to 2022.

Sources said that the 42-year-old man was arrested at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya after giving his statement on Thursday (Jan 5) night.

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