Triple Arrests of Government Officials Over Corruption

A senior Kuala Lumpur City Hall officer with the title 'Datuk Seri', a senior TNB officer and branch manager, and a senior officer in Malacca with a 'Datuk' title were remanded yesterday on allegations of corruption. This is three arrests in one day so we'll break down who got arrested, and for what (based on the report by Astro Awani, here, here, and here.)

Kuala Lumpur City Hall Officer, 54, Datuk Seri

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According to his lawyer Azizzul Shariman Mat Yusoff, his client was arrested at his office in the DBKL building, Kuala Lumpur at 3.07pm yesterday."His house was also searched and a BMW car seized, as well as documents from his office and house," he added.The case is being investigated under Sections 17(a) and 23 of the MACC Act 2009 for alleged corruption and also under the Anti-Money Laundering, Ant-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

TNB branch manager, 47, (no title, yet)

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He is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 for allegedly soliciting for and receiving a bribe, and under Section 23 of the same Act for allegedly using his post or position to obtain a bribe.

Malacca senior government officer, 56, Datuk

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Lucky number three is Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009 for alleged soliciting for bribes. The suspect arrived at the Melaka Court Complex in Ayer Keroh at about 9.30am, accompanied by MACC officers.The suspect was taken away from the complex about 30 minutes later after the remand order on him was issued by the court.

All three were arrested over allegations of corruption, abuse of power, and money laundering. The arrests was announced by the MACC and the trio's bank accounts which contained RM13 million, a luxury real estate including a penthouse and a bangalow, and a Maserati, BMW and Audi cars were sezied by MACC. According to them, the houses and cars were bought through graft and money laundering.

In the raid by MACC, authorities found cash amounting to RM400,000 including foreign currencies and semi-luxury watches. Sources told MalaysiaKini that the cash was found hidden in the ceiling of one of the properties and were mostly in RM50 and RM100 bundles.