19-05-2025
Enforcement officer nabbed over RM14,000 bribes from contractor
The suspect, who was formerly posted at the Machang police headquarters, will be charged in the sessions court tomorrow.
PETALING JAYA : The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested an enforcement officer in Kelantan on suspicion of receiving about RM14,000 in bribes from a contractor.
A MACC source said the suspect, formerly posted at a district in Kelantan, was arrested at 1pm after giving a statement to the agency in Kota Bharu.
'The officer is believed to have accepted cash as well as various valuable goods from the contractor,' said the source, according to Bernama.
Kelantan MACC director Rosli Husain said the man will be charged in the sessions court tomorrow for accepting a bribe as a public officer. The offence is punishable with a maximum two-year jail term or a fine or both on conviction.
