MALACCA: A senior local council officer with a “Datuk” title, who was arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MA CC) on Monday, was released on bail by the magistrate’s court here today.

The 55-year-old officer, who was remanded for four days beginning Tuesday, was released on an MACC bail of RM100,000 in two sureties before Magistrate Mohd Anuar Ostadi.

The senior officer, who is attached with the Malacca Historical City Council, was brought to court at about 9.15am, and escorted by MACC officers out of the court at 9.25am.

He was arrested by the MACC on Monday for allegedly taking bribes involving several local council projects.

It is learnt that MACC had also frozen 22 bank accounts, totalling more than RM11 million, belonging to the suspect and his family members.-nst