KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday arrested two Home Ministry officials and a member of the public in relation to an investigation on alleged corruption to expedite citizenship-related processes.

In a brief statement today, the MACC said the trio were arrested in an operation between 1pm and 5pm yesterday in Putrajaya to aid in investigations.

The MACC added that the arrests were made following information received regarding a corruption case related to the speeding up of applications to confirm citizenship status.

In Malaysia, what is sometimes referred to as citizenship applications are actually applications made by individuals to confirm that their citizenship status should be Malaysian ...