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‘Tan Sri’ is third individual detained from government-linked bank in relation to alleged corruption and abuse of power.

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KUALA LUMPUR:
The chairman of a government-linked bank is the latest high-profile personality detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over alleged graft and misuse of power.

MACC Director of Investigations Azam Baki said the man, a “Tan Sri” and retired army general in his 60s, was picked up at the bank’s headquarters at 1.15pm today.

Azam said the bank account of the Tan Sri, which had savings of close to RM1 million was also frozen.

“He was detained and will be questioned,” he told Bernama.

The Tan Sri is the third individual detained from the bank in relation to alleged corruption and abuse of power. The bank’s managing director (MD) a “Datuk” was arrested on Aug 25 and another officer the next day.

The Datuk was detained at his office on suspicion of corruption relating to a tender for upgrading the bank system and a book project on a national leader.

It is believed a total of RM15 million was given to a publishing company in which the MD had a vested interest in but as of yet  no book has been published.

Following that, the MACC froze RM8.1 million from several accounts, including those belonging to the MD and several other individuals..

On Aug 15, three government officers – one with the title “Datuk” and another “Datuk Seri” – were arrested by the MACC for alleged graft, misuse of power and money laundering.

All three men, who were employed at a government department, a local authority and a GLC, were detained in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and Kelantan respectively, and all accounts belonging to them, totalling more than RM13 million, were frozen.

On Aug 25, the senior government officer in Malacca was released by the Magistrate’s Court on bail of RM300,000.

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