KUALA LUMPUR – An enforcement official tied to a government agency has been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to assist in a case concerning a falsified company account.
The case concerns a concession awarded to a sanitation company in Kedah worth RM3.1 million.
According to a source, the detention of the 35-year-old individual was made somewhere around 10.30am yesterday after he arrived at MACC’s office in Kuala Lumpur to give a statement.
The suspect is believed to have received a bribe of RM20,000 a month for 20 months since July 2019 as an inducement to approve the tender.
“For now, MACC is in the process of obtaining documents related to the case and to record statements from other witnesses.
“It is expected we will make a few other arrests later,” the source told Getaran, The Vibes’ sister portal.
Meanwhile, it is understood that the suspect has known associates in the sanitation company.
It is also believed that the suspect played a role to ensure that the tender application made with falsified bank details was approved.
The source added that the suspect is currently remanded for seven days after MACC made an application at the Kuala Lumpur magistrates’ court this morning.
Kedah MACC director Datuk Shaharom Nizam Abd Manap confirmed the detention, but refused to reveal more details as investigations are still underway.
The case is currently being investigated under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009. – The Vibes, January 21, 2022
