Chairman of anti-crime NGO arrested after taking bribe from gambling operator

(NST) – The chairman of an anti-crime non-governmental organisation (NGO), was arrested last night purportedly after receiving cash from the operator of an illegal gambling outfit.

The chairman, a Datuk in his 30s, was arrested by a team from Bukit Aman’s Criminal Investigation Department at 10.50pm at the Nilai toll plaza, Berita Harian reported.

It was reported that prior to his arrest, the Datuk had met with the gambling operator. The gambling operator, supposedly fed up over being constantly extorted by the Datuk over his activities – allegedly for RM25,000 a month – decided to cut his losses and go to the police.

The gambling operator allegedly possesses audio recordings of the Datuk threatening the former to “play ball” if he does not want his activities to be exposed to the media or the police.

Meanwhile, Federal CID chief Datuk Mohamad Salleh, when contacted, confirmed the arrest.