KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has denied claims that five Perlis assemblymen will be arrested in its probe into a RM600,000 false claims case.
"For now, those claims are untrue," MACC Special Operations Division senior director Datuk Azmi Kamaruzaman told Sinar Harian.
He also denied claims that a group of MACC officers from its headquarters went to the northern state to obtain more information on the case.
Online news portal, Harapan Daily, quoting sources, recently claimed that five Perlis assemblymen would be arrested in the case which allegedly involves the son of Perlis Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli.
Shukri, who is also being probed, had his statement taken twice last month. His son was among six people remanded in the case.
It was previously reported that the false claims involved uncompleted infrastructure projects such as repairs, maintenance, supply, and services all over Perlis from 2022.
Meanwhile, Azmi said the investigation paper into the false claims case should be completed by next Wednesday.