KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has raided an apartment unit, said to be a politician's "safe house", and seized about RM5mil in foreign currency.
This raid follows the detention of two individuals, including a former senior executive from Mentri Besar Selangor Incorporated (MBI), on Thursday (Oct 10) in connection with a corruption case related to a sand mining concession.
Sources said that both suspects have ties to a prominent politician who had significant political influence in Selangor.
"One of the suspects revealed there was a safe house belonging to a politician, used to store bribe money," the source said.
The raid on the safe house in Kuala Lumpur took place at 10pm on Saturday (Oct 12) which was rented by a businessman, where about S$1.53mil (RM5mil) in cash was discovered.
The source claimed the cash was kept in the safe house by a businessman at the direction of the politician.
MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said that the investigation under Section 16 of the MACC Act is still in the early stages.
One of the suspects detained has been remanded for five days while the other was released by the court due to health issues.
The MACC also froze 15 bank accounts belonging to various individuals and companies.
