Five men bailed following investigation

Date published: 01 February 2012

Five men arrested as part of an investigation into alleged corruption have been bailed pending further inquiries.

This morning, Tuesday 31 January 2012, officers from GMP's Serious Crime Division executed warrants at addresses in Altrincham, Kersal, Didsbury and Bacup, Lancashire, arrested five men, aged between 45 and 69 on suspicion of corruption in a public office.
These arrests are the result of an intelligence-led operation launched in June 2011 into allegations that two councillors at Bury Council accepted bribes in relation to a planning application.

As part of the operation, officers have also recovered a number of computers and documents from Bury Town Hall and a business premises in Moston.

The men have been bailed until a date in April.