3 Malaysian graft busters detained for allegedly stealing funds in case involving former spy chief

3 Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers have been detained for allegedly a portion of the US$6 million (S$8.1 million) seized from the former director-general of the Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO), Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid, with counterfeit replacing some of the stolen cash. A source said that the three suspects were part of the special team assigned to probe into the allegations of power abuse and malpractice involving the former MEIO chief. The arrest of the anti-graft busters came to light after a blog called Edisi Siasat posted an entry revealing the details on Sept 18. It claimed that Madam Hasanah had gone to retrieve the money, only to discover that a portion had been replaced with fake notes, prompting her to file a police report.