MACC quizzes 90 voters over cash handouts in T'ganu

Hariz MohdPublished: Feb 2, 2023 1:48 AM | Updated: Feb 2, 2023 3:32 AM

Anti-corruption investigators have identified up to 90 individuals who had allegedly received cash handouts in Terengganu for voting for a party in the 15th general election, according to MACC sources.

This was part of the agency's investigation into a viral video, which shows people waiting in front of a building to purportedly collect payment from PAS for voting.

So far, MACC has managed to track down about half of the 90 men and women, said one source close to the investigation, and the recipients have been called in to get their statements recorded...

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