KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) investigation into the urine tampering incident is nearing completion.
"The investigation is nearing the end and once we are done with it, we will submit the findings to the Deputy Public Prosecutor Office.
"That's all I can say for now," Johor MACC director Datuk Azmi Alias said in brief when contacted.
On Saturday, the Health Ministry in a statement said the individuals involved in the urine-tampering controversy were still being investigated by the MACC.
In August last year, the New Straits Times reported that police officers in Johor were arrested by the MACC for allegedly bribing a pathologist at Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) to falsify reports.
The corruption scandal, involving alleged evidence tampering by police officers with the assistance of a pathologist since 2018, has raised concerns about its potential impact on the Johor police's efforts against drug-related crimes.
MACC reported the involvement of 33 police officers and assistant investigators from various districts in the state Narcotics Crime Investigation Department, as well as a pathologist.
On Jan 10, Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Mamat revealed that disciplinary inquiries against some of the implicated officers had been initiated.
He said that, among the 33, some had left the force, while others were transferred and prevented from similar duties pending the investigation's conclusion.