KATHMANDU, June 26 -- Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is set to be charged with several counts of bribery in the foreign visa system (VLN) case, Malaysian media reported on Tuesday.

VLN is one of the several companies involved in visa processing of Malaysia-bound Nepali workers. Malaysia had outsourced the visa processing work to VLN Nepal, a subsidiary company of Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd, in November 2013. Since VLN started the visa processing work, the visa processing fee rocketed to Rs 3, 900 from Rs 700.

The Star online, a Malaysian news website, reported on Tuesday that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has received consent from the Attorney General's Chambers to charge Hamidi.

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