MELAKA: Three people, including a manager and owner of a few legal firms in Melaka and the Klang Valley, have been remanded for allegedly bribing a bank officer, here.
The three were arrested and remanded until July 21 and 22 on suspicion of bribing a bank officer at a financial institution in Melaka with RM12,072.
Magistrate Sharda Sheinha Mohd Suleiman issued the remand order upon an application by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) this morning to investigate the claims.
According to sources, the three suspects are alleged to have offered bribes to facilitate case referrals to the legal firms involved for the documentation of property loans from the financial institution.
The suspects, comprising two men and a woman aged between 41 and 44, were detained yesterday between 11am and 2pm at the state MACC office to facilitate the ongoing investigation.
Melaka MACC director Adi Supian Shafie confirmed the arrests of the three suspects.
The case is being investigated under Section 16(b)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.
The magistrate allowed the first and second suspects, both 41 years old, to be remanded for six days, while the third suspect, aged 44, was remanded for five days starting today.
Previously, the MACC reported that 12 individuals, including legal firm managers, lawyers, and bank officers from the financial institution, had been arrested in connection with this case since the operation began.