JOHOR BAHRU, Jan. 14 -- The Johor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded a shariah officer and a lawyer for allegedly soliciting and accepting RM91,000 in bribes related to Islamic-compliant asset ownership transfer documents.

It is learnt that the two male suspects solicited and received the gratification amount in return for issuing a Hibah Confirmation Order (a legal Islamic asset distribution order) for the purpose of ownership transfer.

Magistrate Tuan Ahmad Khairuddin Khalid allowed both suspects, who are in their 40s and 50s, to be remanded for seven days until January 20, after an application was made by MACC investigators at the Johor Bahru Sessions Court here today.

The two suspects were detained when they a...