PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested the police chief of a district in Pahang for allegedly receiving bribes to “protect” unlicensed entertainment outlets and massage parlours in the district.
An MACC source said the 53-year-old senior cop was arrested this evening on suspicion of receiving more than RM1 million in bribes from 2017 to 2022.
“It is suspected that the bribes are to ensure these unlicensed entertainment outlets and massage parlours do not face any action from enforcement officers,” the source said.
The investigation is being conducted under Section 16(a) of the MACC Act 2009 for soliciting or receiving bribes.
Pahang MACC director Hairuzam Amin confirmed the arrest but did not elaborate further.
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