PUTRAJAYA: The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) enforcement department director has been remanded to help in the probe into claims of corruption involving a syndicate providing protection for illegal businesses. The 59-year-old department director was the ninth MBSA officer to be remanded since the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) made a pledge earlier this week to investigate claims of such activities involving certain authorities in Sungai Buloh, Selangor. The commission also obtained a remand order to detain three MBSA enforcement officers for six days yesterday. MACC said it would investigate claims that certain enforcement authorities were on the take and protecting illegal businesses in Sungai Buloh. Hot Burger Malaysia founder Mohd Asri Hamid, better known as Asri Janggut, called MACC’s actions “a triumph for the rakyat”.

Source: The Star August 14, 2020 23:21 UTC