PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has set the record straight on the arrest of a Bersatu youth treasurer, saying it is in connection with investigations into the missing RM250,000 reported by former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.It had nothing to do with the political tussle within the party, MACC added.
The anti-graft body lambasted certain parties which had insinuated that the arrest was politically motivated.with politics. The remand was not politically motivated as accused by some, ” a highly placed source in MACC told The Star yesterday.
MACC initiated investigations into the missing cash and interviewed Syed Saddiq and two others in April following a complaint related to the loss. “To insinuate that there are political reasons behind the arrest is utterly wrong and questions the MACC’s integrity as an independent anti-graft body, ” said the source.
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