MACC to charge seven in PSV licence renewal manipulation case

GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will charge seven people tomorrow in a case where the process to renew public service vehicle (PSV) licences were allegedly manipulated.
Penang MACC director Datuk Abdul Aziz Aban (pix) said four of them will be charged at the court in George Town.
He said three of the suspects will be charged at the Butterworth court and another person will be charged in Perak.
“One of the suspects to be charged at Butterworth is receiving treatment overseas so only two will be charged then,” he said in a press conference today.
In February this year, MACC detained seven doctors and another three suspects following investigations.
The arrests came after MACC raided seven clinics in Bukit Mertajam, Batu Ferringhi, Pekan Lama, Gelugor and Prai, two premises and a private kiosk which led to the arrest of seven doctors, including one who is attached to a government hospital.
The three individuals arrested were a 41-year-old woman, who is a clinic assistant while the two men are the "runners".
The doctors were alleged to have abused their position by approving medical examinations to renew PSV licences without examining the applicants.