KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is set to charge a Perikatan Nasional MP and a businessman on Monday, marking a major development in the investigation into alleged corruption linked to a Kedah state cattle-farming collaboration.
According to MACC Chief Tan Sri Azam Baki, the MP will face a charge for abetting in the acceptance of illicit payments, whereas the businessman will be charged with two counts of requesting and receiving bribes under the MACC Act.
The probe uncovered allegations of roughly RM400,000 exchanged in return for assistance in securing land-use rights for the state’s fidlot project.
The MP was detained last Thursday, while the businessman had been arrested back in March.
The investigation, opened following a complaint on 10 February, involved obtaining statements from 15 witnesses before the case was brought to court.