Malaysia’s former HR minister charged with receiving over US$270,000 in bribes
- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s former human resources minister M Saravanan was charged on Friday (Aug 28) with receiving bribes amounting to RM1.097 million (US$272,370) to approve foreign worker quotas.
- Saravanan, 58, pleaded not guilty at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to three charges under the country’s anti-graft law, local news outlet Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported.
- He is accused of receiving the money on three occasions to approve applications for a quota of 1,000 foreign workers for Kuala Lumpur-based firm TYKB Engineering Sdn Bhd.
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- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s former human resources minister M Saravanan was charged on Friday (Aug 28) with receiving bribes amounting to RM1.097 million (US$272,370) to approve foreign worker quotas.
- Saravanan, 58, pleaded not guilty at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to three charges under the country’s anti-graft law, local news outlet Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported.
- He is accused of receiving the money on three occasions to approve applications for a quota of 1,000 foreign workers for Kuala Lumpur-based firm TYKB Engineering Sdn Bhd.
Sources: CNA