KUALA LUMPUR: Three Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers detained by police for allegedly involved with robbing a money changer at KL International Airport (KLIA) have been relieved of duties.
The three officers were relieved of duties pending the outcome of police investigation, MACC said in a statement issued here yesterday.
According to the statement, the three were not senior officers as reported in a local newspaper and MACC considers the claim as serious.
MACC was commenting on a newspaper report that three senior MACC officers were detained by Selangor police for allegedly robbing a money changer at KLIA on Sept 15.
The statement also said that MACC is assisting police in the investigation.
“MACC believe that police will conduct a comprehensive and transparent investigation,” it added. — Bernama