Official among three face mask projects detained for more than RM9 million



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The directors are alleged to have paid a bribe to the public official as a reward for proposing a joint venture with their company. (Photo by Bernama)

KUALA TERENGGANU: Two company directors and an official have been placed in pre-trial detention for seven days to investigate a bribery case related to a RM9 million project to produce face masks.

Kuala Terengganu court registry assistant Wan Azianti Abd Salleh issued the pre-trial detention order today following a request from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

The directors of the company, aged 49 and 51, were detained in Selangor while the 59-year-old official was detained in his office here.

The arrests were made yesterday between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

According to the sources, the directors had allegedly given a bribe to the public official as a reward for proposing a joint venture with their company to produce face masks.

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