JOHOR BARU: Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) mayor Datuk Adib Azhari Daud has been remanded for three days to assist investigations in an alleged bribery case involving projects under the Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP).

       The remand order was issued by Johor Baru Magistrate’s Court Senior Assistant Registrar Mohd Zulhilmi Ibrahim from Wednesday (Aug 11) until Aug 13.

       Adib Azhari, in Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) orange lock-up garb, arrived at the court at about 9am.

       In a statement, MACC said he had been arrested for allegedly taking bribes from contractors as an inducement to approve projects.

       MACC director Datuk Azmi Alias confirmed that Adib Azhari was arrested at the Johor MACC office at around 3pm on Tuesday (Aug 10).

       Investigations showed that Adib Azhari, who is just weeks away from retirement, allegedly accepted money from contractors to approve projects while he was MBIP mayor.

       The 60-year-old held that post from Nov 22, 2017 to Nov 16, 2019 before being appointed as the MBJB mayor on Nov 17, 2019.

       The case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.