KOTA KINABALU: An enforcement officer has been arrested for allegedly receiving a monthly "protection" fee from a money changer in the city in 2020 and 2021.
According to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) sources, the suspect is a man in his 40s who is said to have been getting RM500 from an individual on a monthly basis, totalling RM4,000.
“The suspect is believed to have received the payment via online bank transactions,” said the source.
The source said that they believe this money was to help cover up the operations of the money changer and to protect its business operations.
“The suspect was nabbed at around 9am on Wednesday (March 20) while giving a statement at the MACC office here,” said the source.
MACC director for Sabah Datuk Karunanithy Y. Subbiah, when contacted, confirmed the arrest.
He said the suspect is expected to be charged at the Special Corruptions Court here on Thursday (March 21) morning.
