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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) seized RM550,000 (US$123,000) worth of cash in different foreign currencies, including British Pounds, Euro and Singapore Dollars, from his house in Subang Jaya.
Since the arrests, more cash and gold bars worth an estimated RM5 million (US$1.1 million) have been seized. Arif and his two sons are now under remand for investigation until Jan 11.
This is just the most recent of many cases
of blatant alleged corruption in Malaysia involving a high ranking
government official.
Prior to this, the director and deputy director of the Sabah Water Department were arrested for alleged corruption in October of last year. Although the individuals involved were not ministry secretary-generals, they were still high ranking officials.
The amount of money involved in the Sabah Water Department case was much more obscene than the latest case. The MACC found RM52 million (US$12 million) in cash in their houses and then an additional RM60 million (US$14 million) in their bank accounts, totalling an estimated US$26 million. And that is in cold hard cash.
Read more at Asian Correspondent
Prior to this, the director and deputy director of the Sabah Water Department were arrested for alleged corruption in October of last year. Although the individuals involved were not ministry secretary-generals, they were still high ranking officials.
The amount of money involved in the Sabah Water Department case was much more obscene than the latest case. The MACC found RM52 million (US$12 million) in cash in their houses and then an additional RM60 million (US$14 million) in their bank accounts, totalling an estimated US$26 million. And that is in cold hard cash.
Read more at Asian Correspondent
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