by BERNAMA

JOHOR BAHRU – Seven staff of the Johor Road Transport Department (JPJ) have been remanded for seven days beginning today for allegedly committing corrupt practices in road tax issuance in 2019 which cost the government some RM3.1 million in lost revenue.

Magistrate Nurmadiana Mamat granted the remand order to facilitate investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.

The suspects, comprising five men and two women aged between 27 and 42, were arrested between 11 am and 1 pm yesterday at the MACC office here to assist investigations into Motor Vehicle Licence (LKM) road tax transactions of more than 1,000 vehicles.

According to an MACC source, the suspects are believed to have manipulated the MYSIKAP system for LKM road tax transactions, involving revenue leakage of RM3.1 million between July and December 2019.