Socso confirms officer detained by MACC


PETALING JAYA: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has confirmed that one of its officers has been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) under its Ops Hire 2.0 operation.

In a statement on Friday (May 19), it said the officer is suspected to have accepted bribes to approve an application under the Penjana scheme.

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