KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officers have detained five more bank officers suspected of accepting bribes in return for assisting in processing and approving personal loan applications submitted by a financial consultancy firm.
The magistrate's court issued a five-day remand order until Jan 25 for two men and two women, aged in their 30s and 40s, while the fifth, a man in his 30s, has been remanded for three days until Jan 23.
The remand orders were issued by magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin after a request was made by the MACC at the Putrajaya magistrate's court this morning.
According to sources, the five suspects were arrested between 3pm and 7pm yesterday when they appeared to give statements at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.
"MACC received several complaints and information regarding the corruption activities carried out by the bank officers, who helped process and approve personal loan applications from clients through a financial consulting company.
"It was believed that these officers received bribes from the financial consulting company, which provided documents that are suspected to contain false information regarding clients seeking personal loans."
Meanwhile, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed the arrests and said the case was being investigated under Section 16(b)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.
He added that 16 others, who were previously held under remand, have since been released on MACC bail.