KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested 16 individuals, including a medical practitioner with the title 'Datuk Seri', for allegedly bribing officials to register non-citizen births as Malaysian citizens.

The suspects are accused of using fraudulent supporting documents in the registration process.

According to Utusan Malaysia, MACC Deputy Chief Commissioner (Operations) Datuk Seri Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya said the arrests were made under Op Outlander and Op Birth, with raids carried out at clinics and law firms in the Klang Valley and Johor.

In Op Outlander, the main suspect, a civil servant, is believed to have facilitated late birth registrations - applications submitted more than 60 days a...