MACC officers among 12 held over links with fugitive adib rawi yahya/theSun
PUTRAJAYA: Two senior officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) were among 12 people arrested by Johor police for allegedly colluding with the Nicky Gang, an organised crime network involved in online scams and fraudulent investment schemes.
MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki
(pix) said yesterday that the commission had given its full cooperation to police by handing over the two officers for investigations.
“I view this very seriously and will not compromise on the matter. If there are other MACC officers involved, we will hand them over to the police,” he said.
MELAKA: Melaka police chief promises to provide investigators details of any of his men found to have links to fugitive businessman Nicky Liow Soon Hee.
Deputy Comm Datuk Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said top officials from the police contingent here would give their full cooperation if there were more arrests made in relation to money-laundering activities and involvement in organised crime syndicates. I will not compromise on such things and will work closely with my Johor counterpart to channel information on any officer from the Melaka contingent suspected of being involved in the ‘Nicky Gang’ or other crime activities, ” he said Wednesday (April 28).
Reuters
Malaysian police arrested 12 senior law enforcement officers on suspicion of working with an alleged crime lord linked to a Chinese criminal syndicate, the police chief of Johor state said on Tuesday.
Two officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) were among those arrested, Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said.
“The Johor Commercial Crimes [unit] had launched an operation from April 21 to 27 and arrested 12 law enforcement officers aged between 36 and 49,” the Johor police chief said. “The officers were rounded up … in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan.”
The arrests came as Malaysian police intensified the crackdown against law enforcement officers suspected of working with fugitive criminal Nicky Liow Soon Hee – the alleged leader of the Nicky Gang.
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Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the arrest of the 12 suspects was the first involving law enforcement officers suspected of being involved in ‘Nicky Gang’ activities. Picture by Ben Tan
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JOHOR BARU, April 27 A total of 12 enforcement officers from the police and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) have been arrested for their alleged links to fugitive businessman Nicky Liow Soon Hee in the second phase of Ops Pelican 3.0.
The massive operation, led by the Johor police contingent, made the arrests in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Melaka and Negri Sembilan between April 21 and 27.