KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained remand orders for two female suspects for involvement in a syndicate that obtained birth certificates using fake documents.
Magistrate Mohamad Redza Azhar Rezali issued the five-day remand order until April 26, following a request by the MACC at the Shah Alam Magistrates Court on Tuesday (April 22).
In a statement, MACC said the arrest was made as part of "Ops Child", its investigation into the syndicate.
According to sources, the suspects, in their 40s, were arrested at around 1pm on Monday (April 21) after giving their statements at the Selangor MACC office.
"The suspects are believed to have committed the offence in 2023 by soliciting and receiving bribes of approximately RM10,000.
"One of the suspects, who works at a Melaka private hospital, is also suspected of impersonating a National Registration Department officer.
"She allegedly used false details to obtain birth certificates despite there being no such birth records at the hospital involved," the source added.
Selangor MACC director Hairuzam Mohmad Amin@Hamim confirmed the arrests and said the case was being investigated under Section 17 of the MACC Act 2009.
He did not rule out the possibility of further arrests over the case.
