The officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) bring five staff from a hospital to the Shah Alam Magistrate Court for remand order, after they are suspected to have instigated and received more than RM20,000 in gratification for managing corpses at the hospital. PIX: SYAFIQ AMBAK / MalaysiaGazette / 07 OCTOBER 2021.
The officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) bring five staff from a hospital to the Shah Alam Magistrate Court for remand order, after they are suspected to have instigated and received more than RM20,000 in gratification for managing corpses at the hospital. PIX: SYAFIQ AMBAK / MalaysiaGazette / 07 OCTOBER 2021. Lima Kakitangan hospital dibawa pegawai Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) untuk mendapatkan perintah reman selepas disyaki meminta dan menerima suapan lebih RM20,000 sebagai balasan mendapatkan kerja-kerja pengurusan jenazah di hospital berkenaan di Mahkamah Majistret Shah Alam, Selangor. Foto SYAFIQ AMBAK, 07 OKTOBER 2021.

By Shawaliah Hadir

SHAH ALAM – Five staff from a hospital in Selangor were remanded for five days after they are suspected of instigating and accepting gratification from an agent to manage corpses.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) made an application for the remand order at the Shah Alam Magistrate Court this morning.

The five hospital staff, aged between 34 and 44 were arrested yesterday after giving their statements at the Selangor MACC Headquarters.

The bribery was believed to have started in August 2019 until August 2021 and they have received over RM20,000 from about 100 next-of-kins.

The Selangor MACC Director, Datuk Alias Salim said yesterday that all suspects were investigated under Section 17 (a) of the MACC Act 2009. -MalaysiaGazette