Bangladeshi company director held for bribing enforcement officers

 

MACC believes the suspect was involved in a syndicate smuggling in foreigners using the ‘Counter Setting’ method.

PUTRAJAYA: 

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a Bangladeshi company director on suspicion of being involved in a syndicate smuggling in foreigners using the 

Counter Setting

 modus operandi.

An MACC source said the man, in his 50s, was arrested in an operation around the Klang Valley at 8pm yesterday.

He is believed to be a syndicate agent tasked with bribing enforcement officials to allow foreigners into the country illegally.

These foreigners were directed to certain immigration counters to enter the country.

The man is believed to have offered bribes of between RM200 and RM25,000 to enforcement officials in return for protecting, aiding and not taking enforcement action against foreigners who did not fulfil valid conditions or procedures,

 the source said.

MACC believes the suspect had been acting as an intermediary since 2022.

The man has been remanded for two days till tomorrow.

MACC intelligence division director Zainul Darus confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(B) of the MACC Act 2009. - FMT