{"id":16416,"date":"2023-02-23T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16416"},"modified":"2023-02-23T18:00:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T10:00:06","slug":"man-who-accused-macc-of-offering-rm10-million-to-wan-saiful-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16416","title":{"rendered":"Man who accused MACC of offering RM10 million to Wan Saiful arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 23<\/strong> —\u00a0The research officer who allegedly accused the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) of\u00a0offering RM10 million to former Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Information Chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan, was arrested yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the man was arrested when he presented himself at the MACC headquarters at 3.30 pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the man was arrested\u00a0for interfering with MACC’s investigation under Section 48 of the MACC Act 2009, he told a press conference here today.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The man allegedly posted a video on social media recently, accusing MACC of having offered RM10 million to Wan Saiful to implicate former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Azam said that although the man had apologised to MACC on his social media platform, he personally could not forgive him for damaging the agency\u2019s reputation with wild allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis statement has led to a lot of speculations over the MACC. These allegations will remain there (online) and can’t be removed. Many will still believe it (the accusation),\u201d Azam said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also stressed that the MACC performs its duties professionally depending on the complaints and information received and is not a tool for any political party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are not a tool for any political party, we carry out investigations based on the information available. There is no selective investigation or prosecution in this matter,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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