How’s this for a reversal of fortune: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is probing at least 60 of Kuala Lumpur’s finest on charges of money laundering and corruption, in what’s shaping up to be the country’s biggest anti-graft operation to date.
A senior MACC official has disclosed to The Malaysian Insider that the police officers, almost all of whom are stationed or were stationed in KL, are under investigation for collecting bribes from operators of illegal businesses in the city, ranging from illegal gambling cybercafés, massage parlours and vice dens. One of the highest-ranked cops being probed carries the title Datuk.
The MACC investigations have so far unearthed ill-gotten gains stashed away by these policemen including more than RM6 million in various bank accounts, plus a fleet of luxury cars, shell companies and real estate properties. The MACC is expected to conclude its investigations in two weeks.
Malaysian Royal Police (PDRM) Headquarters in Bukit Aman is set to announce a major transfer exercise involving its senior officers; it’s not currently clear if these transfers are connected to the anti-graft investigations. More as this story develops.
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