PETALING JAYA: Five civil servants have been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as part of graft investigations into their failure to take enforcement actions against electronic waste (e-waste) factories.
The arrests were linked to the 18 individuals, including company owners and directors, who were arrested on suspicion of bribing civil servants to secure approval for foreigners to become shareholders in electronic waste (e-waste) factories in Selangor and Johor on Tuesday (Feb 25).
The five suspects were remanded for six days until March at the Ayer Keroh Magistrates' Court in Melaka on Thursday (Feb 27).
“All suspects, male aged in the 20s to their 40s, were arrested at the MACC Melaka headquarters on Wed after giving their statements.
“Preliminary investigations showed that they had taken a one-off bribe of RM1,000 to RM20,000 to not take enforcement actions at the factories.
“It is also believed that some had collected bribes of approximately RM12,000 per month from the factories as well,” a source said.
MACC senior director (Investigation Division) Datuk Zainul Darus confirmed the arrest, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 16 (b) (A) of the MACC Act 2009.
