00:00The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has frozen seven company accounts and 14 personal bank accounts involving about RM700,000 in its probe into alleged corruption involving a senior Navy officer and the appointment of crony companies.
00:18Sinar Harian quoted a source from MACC as saying,
00:21The anti-graft agency also seized two hotels owned by the senior Navy officer, valued at about RM2 million.
00:29The source said the MACC has also conducted checks with the Accountant General's Department to determine whether these companies submitted any tenders or quotations.
00:40The source added that the MACC is tracing other assets owned by the suspects and identifying the owners of companies colluding with them.
00:48When contacted, MACC Intelligence Division Senior Director Saiful Ezreal Arifin confirmed the matter, according to The Daily.
00:57On Saturday, it was reported that a senior Navy officer and a company director had been remanded until January 29th for investigations related to the case.
01:08Natasha Bust, FMT.
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