JOHOR BARU: The Batu Pahat branch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested a scrap dealer for allegedly giving bribes, totalling RM8,000, to a city council's enforcement officer.
According to a source, the 57-year-old man was arrested at the Johor MACC office at about 11am today (Feb 19).
The source added that the man had allegedly given a bribe of RM8,000 to the enforcement officer of the Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP), as an inducement not to take action against him for running a scrap collecting business without any permit.
Previously, MBIP had issued a notice to the man under Section 82 of the Local Government Act 1976.
Meanwhile, Johor MACC director Datuk Azmi Alias, when contacted, confirmed the arrest and said that the case was investigated under Section 17(b) of the MACC Act 2009. — Bernama