3 Sabah civil servants remanded 7 days over RM500,000 bribery probe

 The bribes were allegedly given in return for not taking action against lorries found committing offences.

The suspects at the Tawau magistrates’ court today.

PETALING JAYA:

 Three civil servants from an enforcement agency in a district in Sabah have been remanded for seven days from today to assist in investigations into a RM500,000 bribery case believed to have occurred between 2022 and 2024.

Bernama reported that the alleged bribes were in return for not taking enforcement action against lorries found committing offences under the Road Transport Act 1987.

The remand order was issued by magistrate Don Stiwin Malanjum at the Tawau magistrates’ court after allowing an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

According to a source, the three men, aged in their 40s and 50s, were arrested between 4pm and 5pm yesterday when they turned up to give their statements at the Tawau MACC office.

“Preliminary investigations found that all the suspects were believed to have committed the offences between 2022 and 2024 and received bribes through money transfers into their respective personal bank accounts.

“The suspects are also believed to have received monthly payments ranging from about RM500 to RM30,000 each from several heavy vehicle companies,” said the source.

MACC senior deputy director (operations control and coordination) investigation division Yuhafiz Salleh confirmed the arrests when contacted and said the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009, which relates to corporate liability. - FMT