KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Kedah branch has detained a businessman for allegedly soliciting and accepting a bribe, amounting to RM400,000, in exchange for securing land use rights from a state government subsidiary.
According to an MACC source, the suspect, a man in his 40s, has been remanded for five days, starting today. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Siti Norhidayah Mohd Noor, following an application by MACC at the Alor Setar Magistrate’s Court, on Wednesday (March 5) morning.
