KUALA LUMPUR: Seven individuals, including four civil servants, were remanded over alleged bribery linked to the illegal import of frozen chicken at a port in Sabah.
The suspects are believed to have bribed enforcement officers in return for allowing illegally imported frozen chicken to pass inspection, according to sources.
Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin issued a three-day remand order against all seven suspects until Saturday (Aug 15) following an application by the MACC at the Kota Kinabalu Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
The suspects were detained during an operation conducted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Intelligence Division through Ops Chick on Tuesday.
The operation was carried out with the cooperation of the Sabah Veterinary Services Department and the state Customs Department.
The authorities also seized 10 containers of frozen chicken illegally imported from China and Poland during the operation.
MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman, when contacted, confirmed the arrests.
He said the ongoing case was being investigated under Section 17(b) of the MACC Act 2009, which covers giving or offering gratification to an agent as an inducement or reward for doing or forbearing to do an act in relation to the principal's affairs.
