KUALA TERENGGANU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested tbe general manager of an organisation in Terengganu who allegedly abused his position by approving payment claims for the purchase of nets and insecticides in which he had an interest.
Sources said an operation by the state MACC led to suspicion that the man used his wife to submit fake company invoices, and had been doing so since 2018.
The suspect, in his early 50s, was arrested at his office on Monday (Jan 15) and will be brought to a Magistrate's Court here on Tuesday (Jan 16) for a remand application.
Terengganu MACC director Hazrul Shazreen Abd Yazid confirmed the arrest when contacted and said the case was being investigated under Section 23 (1) of the MACC Act 2009. – Bernama
