PUTRAJAYA, July 26 — The Road Transport Department (RTD) today thanked the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for nabbing its rogue officers and cracking a lorry protection syndicate in Penang.

Datuk Seri Shaharuddin Khalid, director-general of the department better known by its Malay initials JPJ, was referring to the collective 27 officers from its Penang office together with those from the now-defunct Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD,) who were charged with bribery in three separate waves this week.

"With the action taken by MACC in Penang, first and foremost we are thankful to MACC for cleaning up the situation as we do not know what was happening there,” he said in a press conference at the Ministry of Transport here.

Shaharuddin also said the department will take necessary action by suspending the officers who were charged with corruption.

He also assured the public that RTD operations in Penang would not be affected by the mass prosecution.

"At the moment, we have officers from the nearby states helping out. So I assure you that our operations would not be affected,’’ he said.