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PUTRAJAYA: Former national footballer Khairul Anuar Baharum (pic), who is being sought by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to help in an investigation into match-fixing, probably wanted to quietly turn himself in.
But he chose the wrong time to head to the anti-graft body's office, stumbling upon a media swarm already there for a different matter.
Also known as "Ah Chong," Khairul was spotted by the media at the MACC headquarters at about 10.45am Friday.
He appeared surprised by the presence of the media, which had gathered there to cover a press conference by PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli later in the morning.
Khairul, who previously played for Selangor and Negri Sembilan, seemed hesitant to approach the main entrance at first, but after a few minutes, walked straight into the building without speaking to the media.
The MACC is investigating Premier League matches involving the Malaysian Indian Sports Council-Malaysia Indian Football Association (MISC-MIFA).
Last week, a 49-year-old bookie was remanded. This came following the arrest of three players – a foreign import, aged 29, and two locals, aged 26 and 27 – from the MIFA Premier League Squad.
MACC alleged that its initial investigations showed that they had received bribes of between RM10,000 and RM30,000 from bookies to influence match outcomes over the past few years.
All three were said to have received a total of hundreds of thousands of ringgit from syndicates.
They are being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009, which carries a fine of five times the amount of the bribery or jail term of 20 years.
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