Company director arrested for bribing ministry official
A company director has been arrested for allegedly giving a RM17,000 bribe to a ministry official to expedite payment of subsidy claims for chicken and eggs worth about RM600mil.
Also arrested was a member of his staff, who is in his 30s.
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Also arrested was a member of his staff, who is in his 30s.
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00:00 A company director has been arrested for allegedly giving a RM70,000 bribe to a ministry official
00:08 to expedite payment of subsidy claims for chicken and eggs worth about RM600 million.
00:16 Also arrested was a member of his staff who is in his 30s.
00:20 It is learned that the director, who is also the president of an association, was arrested
00:25 on Thursday after he was summoned to give his statement at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption
00:29 Commission headquarters in Putrajaya.
00:32 Sources said that since May, subsidy payments amounting to RM600 million had been paid involving
00:39 300-odd poultry breeders and egg producers nationwide.
00:43 The company director has been remanded for three days until Sunday.
00:47 The second suspect was released on bail.
00:50 For more information visit www.fema.gov