Blogger arrested over alleged RM1.3m bribe

The MACC detained a blogger yesterday to assist in the investigation of an allegation of corruption in an RM41 million project involving a ministry.

The man, in his early 60s, was arrested after giving his statements at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya yesterday and is believed to have received a bribe of about RM1.3 million from an information technology company in 2020.

According to a MACC source, the bribe is believed to be a lobbying incentive to ensure the company succeeded in obtaining related contracts.

Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin issued a two-day remand order against the blogger starting today following MACC’s application at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court earlier.

MACC senior director of investigation Hishamuddin Hashim when contacted confirmed the arrest, adding the case was being investigated under Section 16 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009.

- Bernama

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