KOTA KINABALU: A civil servant has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on suspicion of abusing her power to secure two service contracts worth approximately RM40,000.
The 50-year-old woman, employed at a school in a district in Sabah, was detained at 11am today when she arrived to give a statement at the MACC office in Tawau.
She is scheduled to be brought before the Tawau Special Corruption Court for charges tomorrow morning.
Sources said that the suspect allegedly used her position as an administrative assistant in 2020 to obtain bribes.
"This includes awarding a contract for photocopier machine and copy printer rental services worth approximately RM20,000 to a company, while performing the work herself," the sources revealed.
"In the same year, the suspect is also alleged to have used her position to select a company with her husband's interests for sink installation, piping, and other works, also valued at approximately RM20,000," they added.
Sabah MACC director Datuk S. Karunanithy confirmed the arrest, saying that the case would be charged under Section 23(1) of the MACC Act 2009.
