KUANTAN: A senior police officer has been remanded for five days until May 2 to assist in investigations into claims that he solicited and received bribes amounting to about RM64,000 as an inducement to protect unlicensed entertainment outlets in a district in Pahang.
The remand order was issued by Magistrate Ellyna Mahussin following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at the Kuantan Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (April 28) morning.
According to a source, the suspect, who is in his 50s, was detained at his residence at about 2pm on Monday (April 27).
"Preliminary investigations found that the suspect is believed to have committed the offence between 2020 and 2023 while serving in one of the districts in the state.
"The suspect is believed to have received monthly bribes from two entertainment outlet owners through cash transactions into his personal bank account,” the source added.
Meanwhile, Pahang MACC director Mohd Shukor Mahmud confirmed the arrest and that the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009. – Bernama
