Penang MACC arrests officer for seeking bribe to close rape case

The Penang MACC arrested an enforcement officer on suspicion of soliciting and accepting a bribe of RM12,000 in return for closing a rape case.

According to a source, the man, in his 40s, was arrested at around 10am yesterday, when he went to record a statement at the Penang MACC office.

“The suspect is believed to have committed the offence in 2019, and received a bribe of approximately RM12,000 from an individual, in return for closing a rape case,” the source said.

Meanwhile, Penang MACC director Mohd Fuad Bee Basrah, when contacted, confirmed the arrest, and that the man will be brought to court today morning to be charged.

He said the case was being investigated under Section 165 of the Penal Code.

- Bernama

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