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The Star
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Citizenship graft case: MACC free to probe Home Ministry even '25 hours a day', says Saifuddin
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail fully supports the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in performing its duties, following the recent arrest of two Home Ministry officers and a third individual over a graft case linked to fast-tracking citizenship applications. The Home Minister said the MACC is free to conduct investigations involving any personnel under his ministry and its agencies. ALSO READ: Two Home Ministry officers held over graft 'As far as I'm concerned, at the ministry level and in my capacity as the minister, whether it's officers in the ministry or within our agencies, the MACC has '25 hours a day' to come in and investigate,' he told a press conference after the ministry's monthly assembly here on Tuesday (May 13). 'Let them carry out their duties in line with their responsibilities. That has always been my position, and I remain consistent," he said. ALSO READ: MACC to summon more individuals in expedited citizenship case On Thursday (May 8), the MACC confirmed the arrest of two ministry officers and one civilian during an operation the day before. The operation was carried out between 1pm and 5pm in Putrajaya. The three were detained to assist in investigations following information received on a corruption case linked to the expedited processing of citizenship confirmation applications. ALSO READ: Director held over citizenship application graft case MACC said the arrests are linked to Ops Outlander, an anti-graft operation launched in March to dismantle a syndicate involved in the fraudulent registration of non-citizen births as Malaysian citizens using falsified documents. The Home Ministry is cooperating fully with MACC in this investigation, the statement added.
The Star
11-05-2025
- The Star
Director held over citizenship application graft case
KUALA LUMPUR: A company director has been detained by graft busters over a corruption case linked to citizenship applications. He is believed to have conspired with several others to give bribes between RM1,000 and RM30,000 to a government officer for every citizenship application since 2023, said sources. 'The bribes were meant to expedite the applications of foreigners in obtaining Malaysian citizenship without proper procedures,' one source said. The 50-something man was brought to the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Friday where magistrate Kunasundary Marimuthu granted a three-day remand order until today. Sources said the suspect was detained on Thursday when he was at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters to give his statement. When contacted, MACC senior director (intelligence division) Datuk Idris Zaharudin confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 17 of the MACC Act. 'The latest arrest was made following Ops Fastlane 1.0 and Ops Outlander conducted since March 11 involving a syndicate which bribed government officers to expedite the citizenship application process,' he said. In a related development, sources said that three individuals, including two senior Home Ministry officers who were detained over the same case, have been released on bail after their statements were taken. Sources said among those detained were a man with the title Datuk who served in the ministry and a woman who worked as a secretary. 'They were not remanded but released on MACC bail after giving their statements. 'However, they can be called up again to assist the investigation if needed,' sources said. It was reported that two Home Ministry officers have been detained over a corruption case linked to the processing of citizenship applications. Another person was also arrested during an operation in Putrajaya, the MACC said. All three individuals, aged between 50 and 65, were arrested between 1pm and 5pm on Wednesday following information received on the case. 'This operation is a continuation of MACC's recent Ops Outlander. The Home Ministry has extended its full cooperation,' a statement said. Under Ops Outlander and Ops Birth, the MACC arrested 16 people on March 11. They were suspected of corruption in relation to the registration of births using forged documents.
The Star
10-05-2025
- The Star
MACC: Company director nabbed in expedited citizenship case
KUALA LUMPUR: A company director has been detained by graft busters over a corruption case linked to the expedited processing of citizenship confirmation applications. The suspect, in his 50s, has been remanded until Sunday (May 11). The remand order was granted by Magistrate Datin Kunasundary Marimuthu at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Friday (May 9). Sources said the suspect was detained at 4.55pm on Thursday (May 8) when he was at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters giving his statement. "The suspect is believed to have conspired with several other individuals to give bribes between RM1,000 and RM30,000 to an officer of a department, for every citizenship application since 2023. "The bribes were meant to expedite the applications of foreigners in obtaining Malaysian citizenship without going through proper procedures," sources said. Meanwhile, when contacted, MACC senior director (Intelligence division) Datuk Idris Zaharudin confirmed the arrest and said the case was being investigated under Section 17 of the MACC Act 2009. "The latest arrest was made following Ops Fastlane 1.0 and Ops Outlander conducted since March 11, involving a syndicate, which bribed government officers to expedite citizenship application process," he said. Earlier, three individuals, including two senior Home Ministry officers, who were detained over the same case, have been released on bail after their statements were taken, sources said. Sources said among those detained were a man with a Datuk title, who served in the ministry and a woman who worked as a secretary. "They were not remanded but released on MACC bail after giving their statements. "However, they can be called up again to assist the investigation if needed," sources said. It was reported that two Home Ministry officers have been detained over a corruption case linked to the expedited processing of citizenship confirmation applications. A civilian was also arrested during an operation in Putrajaya, the MACC has confirmed. The three individuals, aged between 50 and 65, were arrested between 1pm and 5pm on Wednesday, following information received on the case. 'This operation is a continuation of MACC's recent Ops Outlander and the Home Ministry has extended its full cooperation,' the statement said. All three suspects are now getting their statements recorded at the MACC headquarters. Under Ops Outlander and Ops Birth, the MACC arrested 16 people, with ages ranging from 20s to 70s, on March 11. They were suspected of involvement in corruption related to the late registration of births for non-citizens as citizens, and birth registrations using forged supporting documents.
The Star
10-05-2025
- The Star
MACC to summon more individuals in expedited citizenship case
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) may summon more people to assist with the ongoing corruption case linked to the expedited processing of citizenship confirmation applications. According to Sinar Harian, this was following the arrest of two Home Ministry officers and a civilian in Putrajaya on Wednesday (May 7). "MACC does not rule out the possibility that more parties will be called to assist in the investigation," said the MACC strategic communications division in a statement on Saturday (May 10). According to sources, the three arrested included a Datuk and two women aged 50 to 65. "They have been released on bail after their statements were taken and may be recalled if needed to assist in the investigation. The operation is a continuation of Ops Outlander, which was recently carried out by the MACC. Under the operation on March 16, MACC froze 11 bank accounts involving a total of RM100,000 in connection with an investigation into corruption cases involving the late registration of births from non-citizens to citizens, as well as using false supporting documents in the birth registration process. MACC also detected the involvement of several doctors in illegally preparing birth registration documents.
Malay Mail
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
MACC arrests two Home Ministry officials, civilian over alleged corruption in fast-tracking citizenship
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday arrested two Home Ministry officials and a member of the public in relation to an investigation on alleged corruption to expedite citizenship-related processes. In a brief statement today, the MACC said the trio were arrested in an operation between 1pm and 5pm yesterday in Putrajaya to aid in investigations. The MACC added that the arrests were made following information received regarding a corruption case related to the speeding up of applications to confirm citizenship status. In Malaysia, what is sometimes referred to as citizenship applications are actually applications made by individuals to confirm that their citizenship status should be Malaysian under the Federal Constitution, which will then pave the way for them to be recognised as citizens. 'This operation follows the Ops Outlander recently carried out by the MACC. The Home Ministry gave full cooperation to MACC in the investigation of this case,' the MACC said. MACC said the trio's statements are currently being recorded at the MACC's Putrajaya headquarters. In March, the MACC arrested 16 individuals under two operations known as Ops Outlander and Ops Birth, including a medical practitioner with the title 'Datuk Seri', a civil servant, a legal practitioner, agents, and those who applied for birth registrations. Those arrested in the two MACC operations were suspected of having committed offences involving the offering and accepting of bribes, as well as preparing and submitting false birth certificate documents. As of mid-March, MACC had reportedly frozen 11 bank accounts containing RM100,000 and seized 30 documents for the investigation. Last month, the MACC arrested and remanded two individuals for investigations on the alleged submission of falsified birth registration forms. Separately, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on March 13 revealed that a joint operation between his ministry's National Registration Department and the NRD — known as Ops Tumpang — had uncovered a birth document forgery syndicate, with at least 80 birth certificates obtained using the false health records.
