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MACC probe into trio over citizenship applications ongoing, says Azalina

today12 August 2025

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MACC previously said the arrests in May were linked to Op Outlander, involving a syndicate allegedly registering non-citizen births as Malaysians using fake supporting documents.
PETALING JAYA:

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is still investigating the case in which it arrested two home ministry officials and a member of the public in May over alleged corruption in expediting citizenship applications.

Law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said said MACC cannot divulge any details on the investigation so far.

“According to MACC, the case is still under investigation. As such, MACC is legally bound by subsection 29(4) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 not to disclose any of the investigation’s details,” she said in a parliamentary reply.

Azalina was responding to Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PN-Pasir Mas), who asked the prime minister if there had been any developments on the arrests on May 8.

MACC had said the trio were arrested in an…

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Written by: FMT Reporters


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