Putrajaya has denied that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) closed down an Ops Gopi involving two district police chiefs.

"The accusation that (MACC) did not take any action is not true, and MACC has not called off the case," said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Paul Low.

Low, in charge of policies realted to governance, integrity and human rights, said the case involved two district police chiefs and a few other officers.

In response to a question in Parliament from Gobind Singh Deo (DAP-Puchong) on the status of the 12 police officers arrested under Ops Gopi, Low he said that the probe is still in progress.

It was reported that police chiefs from the districts of Jasin and Melaka Tengah were detained last May as part of the sting.

MACC initiated Ops Gopi, named after alleged mastermind K Gopinathan, after receiving reports of cops receiving kickbacks from gambling and vice in return for protection.

As many as 12 suspects, most of them police officers, were arrested as part of the racketeering sting.

In July, whistleblower Sarawak Report alleged MACC had put a stop to Ops Gopi on the orders of the prime minister, which MACC subsequently denied.