PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen more than RM7 million in assets following the arrest of three individuals over suspected corruption dating back to 2014.
Those detained include a senior Jusa B officer of a local government authority, a company owner, and a member of the public.
According to sources, the company owner, a man, and a woman, both in their 40s, were taken into custody at MACC offices in Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur while giving statements between 1pm and 2pm.
The local government officer, a man in his 50s, was arrested at his office in the capital at about 4pm.
The company owner is believed to have paid bribes to the officer to secure projects, the source said.
“The three are believed to have been involved in corruption since 2014,” added the source.
During the operation, MACC seized RM150,000 in cash, four mobile devices, a Lexus RX500H, a Mini Cooper, and luxury Hermes and Louis Vuitton handbags and shoes.
MACC Intelligence Division senior director Datuk Saiful Ezral Arifin confirmed the arrests and said the case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(B) of the MACC Act 2009.
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