KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Reuters) - Malaysia's police chief and a former anti-corruption official have been cleared of graft, the government said on Friday.

The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) had been probing claims that the Inspector-General of Police, Musa Hassan, had accepted 2 million ringgit ($581,700) to free three suspected criminals. The Attorney-General, Abdul Gani Patail, said on Friday there was no case against Musa.

"An analysis of his bank accounts also showed that there were no suspicious deposits," news agency Bernama quoted Abdul Gani as saying in a statement.

Musa has strenuously denied the allegations against him, describing them publicly as wild and baseless slander.

In a related case, Abdul Gani on Friday cleared former ACA chief, Zulkifli Mat Noor, of criminal misconduct or abuse of power.

"The investigation did not show any criminal element in the form of practices, conduct or omission by Zulkifli or any abuse of power," Abdul Gani said in a statement carried by Bernama.

The government did not renew Zulkifli's contract when it expired in March this year after allegations of graft were made against him.

Earlier this month, prosecutors dropped almost similar corruption allegations against Deputy Minister of Internal Security Johari Baharum, who oversees the police.

During Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's 44-month anti-corruption campaign, action has been taken against many lower-level officials, but there have been few high-profile catches and convictions.

The anti-graft campaign has also been handicapped by recent judicial criticism of the handling of some of the few high-profile cases that have reached court.