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Two businessmen remanded over RM800,000 bribery case in Kuching
The two suspects are seen being escorted by enforcement personnel in the courthouse.
KUCHING (Aug 5): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Sarawak has remanded two business owners for allegedly soliciting and receiving more than RM800,000 in bribes to facilitate an application for a non-existent commercial land lot in Kuching.
Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan issued a six-day remand order until Aug 11 at the Kuching Magistrate's Court today, following an application by MACC.
Sources said the two male suspects, both in their 50s, were arrested around 8pm yesterday when they turned up at the MACC Sarawak office to give their statements.
'Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly conspired to solicit and receive bribes as an inducement to help process an application for a commercial development land lot in Kuching. However, such an application never existed,' the source said.
It is believed the alleged offences took place between 2020 and 2021.
MACC Sarawak director Hasbilah Mohamad Salleh, when contacted, confirmed the arrests, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009. bribery case businessman Court lead Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
