Ex-political secretary, wife remanded in MACC corruption probe

2026-02-12 - 03:56

The couple was arrested at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya yesterday. (Bernama pic) PUTRAJAYA: A former political secretary to the former Melaka chief minister has been remanded alongside his wife for five days from today to assist in investigations into a corruption case. Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah issued the remand order for the husband and wife, who were arrested at 2pm at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters here yesterday. They are suspected of soliciting and accepting approximately RM3 million in bribes in exchange for facilitating the appointment of a company as the concessionaire for a sea reclamation project in Melaka. Preliminary investigations found that the suspect, who holds a Datuk Wira title, is believed to have committed the offence between February and November 2021. It was also revealed that the bribe money was allegedly used to purchase a condominium unit in the Klang Valley.