ALOR SETAR: Seventy-three people, together with 43 civil servants have been detained within the state for offences associated to corruption and false claims to this point this yr.
Kedah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Fee (MACC) director, Datuk Shaharom Nizam Abd Manap mentioned the others have been personal sector staff (three) and civilians (27).
“We’ve acquired 175 tip-offs on the offences to this point this yr, which is a decline from 349 tip-offs acquired final yr, and 44 investigation papers opened for numerous offences.
“Thirty-two circumstances have been charged in courtroom together with involving Part 17(b) and Part 16(a)(B) of the MACC Act 2009,” he mentioned when met on the Kedah MACC Appreciation Ceremony right here on Wednesday (Nov 17). – Bernama
