Man who received money from the VIP, purportedly to help cover up a corruption case arrested by MACC

Six-day remand for suspect who allegedly solicited RM70,000 bribe

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PUTRAJAYA: A 54-year-old man has been remanded for six days while the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigates claims that he solicited and received a RM70,000 bribe from a VIP.

The suspect, who works in a media agency, will be held until June 5 after magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnin Wan Ab Rahman allowed the anti-graft body's application to hold him in custody.

He is said to have solicited and received money from the VIP, purportedly to help cover up a corruption case.

The suspect was arrested at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur with RM20,000 in cash at around 9.30pm on Tuesday.

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