A senior Armed Forces officer is remanded for six days on suspicion of soliciting and receiving bribes totalling RM28,000 from contractors.
SEREMBAN: The Negeri Sembilan branch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a senior Armed Forces officer on suspicion of soliciting and receiving RM28,000 in bribes.
The man, in his 50s, has been remanded for six days until Feb 9 to facilitate investigations.
He was arrested at about 4.30 pm yesterday when he turned up at the Negeri Sembilan MACC office.
Initial investigations found the suspect is believed to have committed the offences between 2024 and 2025 while serving as a director.
The suspect is alleged to have received bribe payments, ranging from RM500 to RM3,000 each month, through fund transfers into his personal bank account.
The bribes were linked to the extension of a contract for photographic services and the sale of photographic souvenirs, as well as from contractors awarded work at his place of posting.
Magistrate Sara Afiqah Zulkifli issued the remand order.
Negeri Sembilan MACC director Awgkok Ahmad Taufik Putra Awg Ismail confirmed the arrest.
The case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.
