Company owner remanded over RM30,000 bribe linked to arms and defence firms
KUALA LUMPUR: A consultancy company owner has been arrested over allegations of soliciting and accepting about RM30,000 in bribes to secure grants and loans for two companies in the arms and defence industry.
A consultancy company owner in Malaysia has been arrested and remanded for seven days after being accused of soliciting and accepting approximately RM30,000 in bribes to secure grants and loans for two companies in the arms and defence industry. The woman, in her 60s, was apprehended by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on September 3 in Kuala Lumpur and was granted remand by Magistrate Aliaa Anwar from September 4 to 10.
The alleged offense is believed to have occurred in March of the previous year, and the suspect is alleged to have solicited and received the bribe from the owner of a company involved in the arms and defence sector. The case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009, which pertains to the corrupt solicitation or receipt of gratification by a person as an inducement or reward.
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