The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today arrested a senior officer of the Perak Immigration Department and three other individuals for investigation into a corruption case.

They were also remanded for five days.

The remand order was issued by Magistrate Siti Hanum Mohmad Shah following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

The four suspects were arrested between midnight to 5 am today at various locations in Perak.

The Immigration officer, aged 57, and the three individuals, comprising two businessmen, both aged 30, and a mechanic, aged 23, were detained for investigation into alleged corruption involving operators of entertainment outlets and massage parlors in Perak.

Perak MACC director Datuk Nooraziah Abd Manaf, when contacted, confirmed that the four individuals were arrested.