{
  "id": 15587403,
  "title": "Police record statements from 15 in RM230.9mil MyEG, Zetrix AI probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/police-record-statements-from-15-in-rm230-9mil-myeg-zetrix-ai-probe",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:17:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1559052/police-record-statements-15-rm2309mil-myeg-zetrix-ai-probe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Police in Malaysia have recorded statements from 15 individuals, including 12 Road Transport Department officers and three bank officers, as part of an investigation into the alleged failure of electronic service providers MyEG Sdn Bhd and Zetrix AI Bhd to remit RM230.9 million in government revenue collections. The investigation is being conducted under Section 409 of the Penal Code for criminal breach of trust. The RM230,913,503.55 in question pertains to revenue collections from vehicle road tax, driving licence renewals, and traffic summonses. The Road Transport Department had suspended the services of both MyEG and Zetrix AI on October 5 following a review of their compliance with agreement terms and outstanding obligations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}