KANGAR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a Perlis fisheries office employee on suspicion of receiving regular bribes from a company two years ago.
According to an MACC source, the 44-year-old marine assistant is believed to have received bribes of RM800 a month from a company so that the fisheries department would not take action for offences committed by the company’s fishing boats.
The source said a total of six money transactions were made to the man’s bank account in 2022.
He said the man was arrested when he went to the Perlis MACC office here to give a statement at 2.45pm.
Meanwhile, Perlis MACC director Nor Adha Ab Gani confirmed the arrest and said an application for remand would be made tomorrow.