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It’s Ismail Sabri’s Ministry!
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15 Jan 2017
Remand expires, ministry sec-gen and son free on bail
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A ministry secretary-general with the title of ‘Datuk’ and one of his sons were released today upon expiry of the 11-day remand on them.
The official, Mohd Arif Ab Rahman, aged 59 and his 34-year-old son were released by the magistrate’s court here on Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission bail of RM200,000 and RM25,000, respectively.
They were initially held for seven days on Jan 4 until Jan 11 and another four days when the remand order on them was extended.
On Wednesday, the court released the official’s other son aged 29 on a RM10,000 bail.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/369305?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Seven things to avoid if you are a corrupt public official http://dlvr.it/N3c8kr
2 Don’t keep money in your office cabinet
Most people charged with graft so far are those that snagged below RM100 million or so, if you can keep it in the high RM500 million or RM1 billion or so, you will probably get off the hook. Of course, better still if you can get say RM2.6 billion or more.
You might want to ask former Selangor MB Khir Toyo or current Penang MB Lim Guan Eng.
Asian Correspondent Marred by #graft, #Malaysia ’s civil service struggles with institutionalised #corruptionhttps://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/01/marred-graft-malaysias-civil-service-struggles-institutionalised-corruption/ …
THE corruption scourge in Malaysia is so rife that is has led many to believe that dodgy officials in the nation’s corridors of power are artisans at swindling taxpayer funds.
But despite their craftiness in carting away money that was otherwise meant for nation-building, many appear not to know how to conceal their ill-gotten gains.
On Wednesday, anti-graft busters made the first big case of the year, announcing yet another arrest of high-ranking government official. This time, authorities seized RM3 million (roughly US$668,000) in gold bars and cash from his upper middle-class property in Subang Jaya.
The following day, the authorities uncovered another RM 2 million (US$450,000) worth of items from the official, bringing the total seized to RM5 million (US$1.1 mil).
Aside from the varying types of gaudy watches, branded handbags, and foreign currencies recovered during the graft haul, such arrests of senior civil servants have, unfortunately and, absurdly, become a run-of-the-mill.
This is not to suggest that all Malaysian politicians and 1.6 million civil servants are tainted by corruption, but the problem seems so rampant that news of any related arrest of a high-ranking official is the new norm.
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Ismail Sabri: Don’t speculate on sec-gen’s arrest by MACC
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MACC seizes documents from office of arrested sec-gen http://dlvr.it/N35NT
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MACC probe finds more cash, gold totalling RM2.6 million
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) has recovered more gold and cash worth RM2.6 million in connection with the arrest of a ministry secretary-general for corruption.
According to sources, the MACC today discovered several safe deposit boxes belonging to the suspect and seized about 8kg worth of gold valued at RM1.6 million, and RM1 million cash, including A$80,000.
“We also seized a Toyota Estima (multi-purpose vehicle) owned by the suspect’s son from his house in Subang Jaya,” said the source.
“The suspect and his family had more than 10 plots of land in the Klang Valley registered in the family name,” it said, adding that the value of the land had yet to be determined. It was also not known if these were acquired through illicit means.
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The Star Online named the suspect as Mohd Arif Ab Rahman, secretary-general of the rural and regional development ministry.
On Wednesday, the MACC arrested a man said to be a senior government official at his home in USJ3, Subang Jaya, just as he was leaving for work. The man’s two sons were arrested at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya subsequent to being called in for questioning.
The Star Online said Azam had confirmed that his officers had arrested the serving rural and regional development ministry secretary-general.
The MACC officers’ initial search of the suspect’s house lasted 12 hours and yielded gold bars, branded watches and foreign currencies worth RM3 million.
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❤ Najib Retweeted Hakim Rahman AWANI
Wow.. Banyaknya @IsmailSabri60 ?? 
Hakim Rahman AWANI @501Awani Antara mata wang asing yang ditemui British Pound Sterling, EURO, Singapore Dollar dalam rumah 8 bilik berkenaan
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Malacca bars civil servants from golfing during office hours https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/368263
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Ministry to extend cooperation with MACC over graft probe https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/368229 @SPRMMalaysia @IsmailSabri60
The Rural and Regional Development Ministry said today it will extend cooperation to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in the investigation into alleged abuse of power and corruption by its secretary-general Mohd Arif Ab Rahman.
Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a statement today that the ministry supported MACC efforts to combat corruption and irregularities.
Mohd Arif, 59, and his two sons, aged 29 and 34, have been remanded for seven days up to Jan 11 to assist in the MACC investigation.
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