Clad in the orange Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission lockup garment, the 54-year-old arrived at roughly 10am, and was escorted by two MACC officers.
On Monday , a source told The Star that Mohd Hussein surrendered himself to the MACC, and would be brought to the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday where an application will be made to obtain a remand order.The anti-graft body had earlier issued a statement naming Mohd Hussein as a person of interest in its investigation towards the programme.On March 9, the MACC arrested four persons aged between 40 and 50, including an MACC officer and a woman.
They were alleged to have solicited and accepted a bribe of RM400,000 to prevent an investigation into the case. The Jana Wibawa programme was approved for implementation by the Cabinet in November 2020, aimed at easing the economic woes of bumiputra contractors during the Covid-19 pandemic.