KUALA LUMPUR: A state government agency officer has been remanded for five days for allegedly soliciting and receiving a bribe of about RM8,000 from a company owner.
Magistrate Zur Azureen Zainalkefli granted the remand order until Aug 25 after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission made the application at the Shah Alam Magistrate’s Court on Thursday (Aug 21).
Sources said the suspect, a man in his 40s, was detained at around 2pm on Wednesday (Aug 20) when he came to the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission office to give his statement.
"Initial investigations revealed that the suspect had allegedly asked for money from a company owner in exchange for not imposing a compound over the misuse of a halal logo on products that were not certified halal.
"The suspect is believed to have received about RM8,000 from the company owner,” the source said.
When contacted, Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission deputy director Khairul Izwan Karim confirmed the arrest.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009.
