A scrap metal shop assistant suspected of being a 'bookie' was remanded for six days today to facilitate investigations into alleged match fixing in the Malaysian Premier League.
The remand order issued by Putrajaya magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Ab Rahman was applied by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
The man aged 49 years who was detained about 5.30pm yesterday, is believed to have offered thousands of ringgit to MISC-MIFA Club players to 'fix' matches.
Yesterday, three players from the Indian Football Association (MIFA) were remanded for seven days for allegedly accepting bribes from a bookie.
According to an MACC source, investigations revealed the suspects allegedly received between RM10,000 and RM30,000 in the alleged deals.
Meanwhile, a quantity surveyor has also been remanded for six days till April 12 in connection with false claims involving supply of geotube to the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) for the Sungai Melaka beutification project.
The suspect aged 48 years who was detained at his house in Johor Bahru on Wednesday was a former employee of a 'Tan Sri' businessman who was remanded yesterday.
The Tan Sri and his son, three DID officers and a retired staff of the department were remanded for six days to assist in the investigation totalling RM13 million.
Earlier, another businessman who was remanded for eight days to facilitate investigations into an attempt to bribe Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar with RM2 million to secure a 'Tan Sri' title was released today.
The man aged 54 years was freed on RM50,000 bail with one surety. He surrendered on March 30, a few hours after being ordered to do so by MACC deputy commissioner (Operations) Datuk Azam Baki.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Fri Apr 07 2017
A scrap metal shop assistant suspected of being a 'bookie' was remanded for six days today to facilitate investigations into alleged match fixing in the Malaysian Premier League.
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