KOTA KINABALU: Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) made its biggest cash seizure ever following the arrest of two senior Sabah Water Department officials on Tuesday. MACC deputy chief commissioner of operations Datuk Azam Baki said RM52mil of the cash were seized from various places, including from the officials' office and house. Two others, the deputy director's 55-year-old businessman brother, who is a Datuk, and his accountant, 50, were also arrested. Earlier Wednesday, the four people were remanded for a week to facilitate investigations into kickbacks involving RM3.3bil worth of federal projects. Related story:Two top Sabah Water Dept officers remanded over kickbacks from RM3.3bil project

Source: The Star October 05, 2016 08:48 UTC