PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested three individuals for allegedly receiving bribes to conceal important documents involving a palm oil industry company.
An MACC source said that two men and a woman, in their 40s to 50s, were arrested at the MACC headquarters here around 10pm yesterday to 1am today when they showed up to give their statement.
"The two men, who are the company secretaries, were arrested on suspicions of taking bribes to conceal several important documents related to a Call Option Agreement (COA).
"The documents were concealed by the company secretaries to delay a second party from conducting a COA that was signed in March 2021 and to delay the trial of a civil suit decided by the High Court in October 2022,” the source said, adding that the woman, who is an account manager, was arrested for being involved in transactions to receive the bribes.
The woman has been remanded for three days till Monday, while the two men have been remanded for five days till Wednesday, the source said.
Meanwhile MACC Investigations Division senior director Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the arrests when contacted, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009. - Bernama
