PUTRAJAYA, March 17 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained two company owners and a clerk on suspicion of involvement in a syndicate that bribed government department officials.
According to sources, the men, aged 20 and 30, were detained between 1am and 1.30pm yesterday when they appeared to give evidence at the MACC headquarters.
The trio are suspected of being involved in a syndicate that bribed government department officials to speed up the application process for Malaysian citizenship by foreign applicants.
"The arrest of the three suspects through Op Fastlane follows Op Outlander conducted on March 11 involving a syndicate that bribed government department officials to speed up the citizenship application process.
"They are believed to have paid bribes ranging from RM5,000 to RM150,000 per application," the source said, adding that the suspects will be remanded until Thursday (March 20) to facilitate investigations.
Meanwhile, when contacted, MACC Intelligence Division senior director Datuk Idris Zaharuddin confirmed the arrests of the three suspects and said the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.
— Bernama
