Poultry farming group chief held for alleged bribery

 

The man, in his 40s, was detained when he went to the MACC headquarters to have his statement recorded.

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained the president of a poultry farming association yesterday for allegedly bribing a ministry official with RM17,000 to expedite the disbursement of chicken and egg subsidy claims.

The man, who is also a company director, was detained with one of his employees at about 6.30pm when he went to the MACC headquarters here to have his statement recorded.

The man, who is in his 40s, will remain in custody until Oct 22 after magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin allowed MACC’s remand application at the magistrates’ court today.

However, his employee was released on MACC bail.

MACC senior investigations director Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 17(b) of the MACC Act 2009. - FMT