The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded two individuals, including a former special officer to a Member of Parliament, for allegedly soliciting and receiving a bribe of about RM500,000 to approve Projek Mesra Rakyat funds.
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00:00The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, MACC, has remanded two individuals, including
00:07a former special officer to a Member of Parliament, for allegedly soliciting and receiving a RM500,000
00:14bribe to approve funds under Project Mesra Rakyat.
00:19According to an MACC source, the four-day remand order, effective from Thursday, was
00:24granted by the Putrajaya Magistrates' Court.
00:27The suspects, both in their thirties, were arrested around 9.30pm on Wednesday while
00:33providing statements at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.
00:37Preliminary investigations suggest the men committed the offence in 2024 to facilitate
00:43the approval of RM1.5 million under Project Mesra Rakyat for supplying interactive smart
00:50boards to several schools in Kuala Lumpur.
00:53The MACC is also examining the procurement process to determine whether the schools
00:58received the correct number of items as specified.
01:01MACC Senior Director of Investigations Datuk Zainul Daruss confirmed the arrests, stating
01:08that the case is being investigated under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009.
01:23For more information visit www.fema.gov