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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested the owner of a Bangladeshi company believed to be part of a syndicate that conspired to bribe enforcement officers to bring foreigners through a “special counter” at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
According to a source, the suspect, who is in his 40s, was arrested in the capital on Monday (Sept 9) at about 1:30pm during Op Pump.
"The suspect and several agents of the syndicate are believed to have paid bribes ranging from RM200 to RM25,000 to several officers of an enforcement agency for facilitating foreigners to pass through the country's airport entry point without proper checks.
"The graft is in return for protecting, facilitating passage and not taking enforcement action on foreigners for violation of procedures under the Immigration Act 1956/63 (Act 155)," he told Bernama on Tuesday (Sept 10).
He said the suspect had been remanded for seven days until Sept 16 after MACC made an application at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, MACC Intelligence Division director Datuk Zainul Darus, when contacted, confirmed the suspect's arrest under Section 16(a)(B) of the MACC Act 2009 for corrupt gratification. – Bernama
