MBPP, MBSP file reports, launch probes into viral TikTok videos alleging corruption and misconduct by council officers.
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Island City Council has filed a report with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission urging an investigation into two viral TikTok videos containing allegations of corruption and double standards involving the council personnel.In a statement today, MBPP said that four city councillors - Tan Soo Siang, R. Harikrishnan, Muhammad Khairul Mohd Ali, and Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman - also lodged a police report against the individual who uploaded the videos.
The videos in question accuse MBPP of accepting bribes in exchange for allowing foreign nationals to operate businesses and claim that MBPP enforcement officers apply double standards in their operations.In a related development, the Seberang Perak City Council said that it has launched an internal investigation into another viral video that allegedly shows one of its officers engaging in corrupt practices.
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