Police nab 3 in Pahang over sale of forged MCs

PETALING JAYA: Three people, including a woman, were arrested in Pekan, Pahang, today in connection with the sale of forged medical leave certificates (MCs), following a report lodged by the district health office there on June 10.

Pekan police chief Zaidi Mat Zin said the suspects, comprising a mechanic, a workshop owner and a cleaner, in their 30s, were detained at about 3pm and were believed to have acted as intermediaries in the operation.

He said the district health office had received information from a person who claimed to have bought a medical certificate from a man believed to have obtained it from a government clinic for a fee.

“The certificates were sold for between RM50 and RM200 each.

“The medical officer whose name appeared on the certificates also confirmed that he had been transferred to another workplace in 2023 and that the stamp used was an old one no longer in use,” Bernama reported him as saying.

Zaidi said the sale of the certificates appeared to be organised, with intermediaries tasked with sourcing customers and managing sales.

He said police were tracking down the main suspect, believed to be a female civil servant attached to a clinic, who allegedly supplied the forged certificates.

The three suspects will be brought before the Pekan magistrates’ court tomorrow for a remand application, with the case being investigated under Sections 468 and 420 of the Penal Code for forgery and cheating.