Govt officer accused of accepting RM40k in bribes from contractors granted bail
Sabah MACC chief Datuk S. Karunanithy said in a statement that the Community Development Officer (CDO) of a state constituency (DUN) in Sandakan was released on April 30 under several conditions.
These include providing one local guarantor, paying RM20,000 bail with a RM5,000 deposit, and reporting to any MACC branch once a month.
The officer had been remanded for seven days for allegedly receiving bribes amounting to approximately RM40,000 from several individuals and contractors in connection with the housing construction project.
It was reported that the bribes, totalling around RM40,000, were received between 2022 and 2025 as inducements to award housing construction projects to specific individuals and contractors.
The case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.
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