KOTA BARU: A director of a government department was arrested by the state Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today for allegedly accepting bribes totaling more than RM100,000.
The man, in his 50s, was detained at the state MACC office in Lundang here this evening, according to sources.
The sources also said that the director of an enforcement department was believed to have received the money from the department's clients in exchange for approving contract works.
"The director allegedly accepted the bribes as inducement for facilitating the approval of these works," the sources disclosed.
Kelantan MACC director Rosli Husain confirmed the arrest, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) and Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009.