A SENIOR Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) officer, alongside a company owner and a director, has been remanded for four days in connection with a corruption investigation dating back to 2014.
All three male suspects, aged between 40 and 50, were detained between noon yesterday and 1am this morning in separate operations at DBKL, the MACC Kuala Lumpur office, and various locations around the Klang Valley.
Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin approved the four-day remand order until 29 August following a request from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court earlier today.
According to sources, the company owner is believed to have paid bribes to the senior DBKL officer, who holds a JUSA B-grade position, in return for assistance in securing project contracts from the local authority.
“In connection with the arrests, MACC has also seized more than RM200,000 in cash, four communication devices, two luxury vehicles – a Lexus RX500H and a Mini Cooper – as well as branded handbags and shoes from Hermes and Louis Vuitton,” the source said.
Furthermore, 19 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies, with a combined value exceeding RM7 million, have been frozen.
When contacted, Datuk Saiful Ezral Arifin, MACC’s Senior Director of the Intelligence Division, confirmed the arrests and said the case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(B) of the MACC Act 2009.
MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki earlier stated that a total of 15 witnesses have already been identified, with more likely to be called as investigations progress.
The detentions are reportedly linked to an information technology (IT) procurement project and form part of an ongoing probe into alleged corrupt practices stretching over a decade. - August 26, 2025
