Senior govt officer remanded over RM50,000 bribe probe


KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained a remand for a senior government officer for an investigation into claims that he solicited bribes and overseas trips from several parties.

The suspect, who is in his 40s and serves as a principal assistant director of a government department, was remanded for four days until Aug 23 by Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin following an application by the MACC at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (Aug 20).

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