Eight individuals, including a Vietnamese woman, were remanded in Sarawak to assist Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigations into allegations of bribery for monopolizing government department projects. The suspects are accused of securing contracts through corrupt means and exploiting their positions for personal gain.
Eight individuals, including a Vietnamese woman, were remanded across Sarawak today to assist Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigations into alleged bribery for monopolizing government department projects. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali ordered the suspects, aged between 20s and 50s, to be remanded until February 10th. This follows a remand application by the MACC under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.
Separately, Magistrate Romario Jonoi issued a remand order for two other suspects aged 60 and 65 after granting the MACC's application. In Miri, Magistrate Sandy Yvette Freddy approved a four-day remand application by MACC Kuching officer Syed Mohd Faszuan Syed Razak for a government department engineer and a company manager, aged 51 and 52 respectively. Both were apprehended at their homes in the city yesterday morning.A source revealed that during the arrests across Sarawak yesterday, MACC seized over RM1 million in cash, an apartment, and a vehicle, among other items. Preliminary investigations suggest the alleged monopoly has been active since 2006, with contractors reportedly allowing the use of their licenses in exchange for commissions of up to 10 percent of the project value. It is also alleged that the engineer received payments for assisting in securing projects for the department
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