AFP: Malaysia arrests trio linked to banknote case: "Malaysian's anti-corruption agency said it has arrested three individuals over an Australian banknote supply contract scandal, as an international probe into the case deepened.
Two men were arrested in Britain on Wednesday after Australian, British and Spanish police carried out coordinated swoops over alleged corruption involving the banknote-manufacturing firm, Securency International Pty Ltd.
The firm is part owned by Australia's central bank.
Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the trio were arrested last month after claims emerged that the Melbourne-based Securency International offered bribes to officials in Malaysia.
'I can only confirm that the MACC has arrested three persons to assist in the investigation. We arrested them about a month ago,' MACC investigation director Mustafar Ali told AFP. The arrests were not reported previously.
Mustafar said the three were released after being held for questioning and none of them has been charged in court yet. He declined to elaborate on their alleged role in the scandal.
He also declined to confirm whether the trio included a businessman who according to reports paid 11.3 million ringgit (3.65 million dollars) to lobby Malaysia's central bank and government officials to use the polymer banknotes."
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