Kuala Lumpur: The Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Wednesday arrested a company director suspected of soliciting and accepting about RM100,000 in bribes from a property development company.
According to a source, the bribe was allegedly in return for handing over land belonging to former workers of an estate in Selangor for commercial development purposes.
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The source said the man, in his 60s, was arrested at about 12.20 pm when he turned up to give his statement at the Selangor MACC office.
“Preliminary investigations found that the suspect is believed to have committed the offence between 2020 and 2025 by handing over land belonging to 136 former estate workers without their knowledge or consent.
“The suspect, who was the trustee of the eight-acre (3.24-hectare) land, is believed to have received bribes several times over a five-year period and also obtained about RM5 million from the acquisition of the land,” the source said.
Selangor MACC director Mohd Azwan Ramli, when contacted, confirmed the arrest.
The case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009, and the man will be brought to the Shah Alam Magistrate’s Court tomorrow for a remand application.
