KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah chapter of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today detained a civil servant and a government pensioner for alleged involvement in a RM66,000 graft case involving land applications.
Bernama quoted sources as saying the two men, in their 50s and 60s, were detained at the Sabah MACC office after having their statements recorded this morning.
The duo were suspected of having accepted bribes in connection with a case in 2016, even though they had no power to either approve land applications or conduct a census.
“An initial probe found that the first suspect had allegedly accepted a bribe of RM54,000, while the second person took RM12,000 from several people as an inducement to process their applications and conduct a land census under the state government,” the sources said.
Sabah MACC director S Karunanithy confirmed the arrests, saying the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.