MACC arrests civil servant and sister-in-law in T'ganu over power abuse allegations


KUALA TERENGGANU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained two women, one of whom is a principal administrative assistant at a government agency in Terengganu suspected of using her position to help her sister-in-law's company secure several supply contracts.

According to sources, the power abuse was believed to have been committed since 2019 involving more than 10 supply contracts amounting to RM30,000.

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