GEORGE TOWN: A man with the title Datuk, surrendered himself at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office here to assist probe into the Penang undersea tunnel project.
Sources close to the investigation said the Datuk surrendered himself past midnight.
The Datuk is believed to be a top executive of one of the companies raided by the MACC yesterday.
“The Datuk is one of two who surrendered themselves to the MACC, one here and another in Putrajaya,” the source said.
The Datuk will be produced for remand at the magistrate’s court here and the other at the magistrate’s court in Putrajaya this morning.
MACC raided several state government offices in Komtar, which are involved in the proposed Penang undersea tunnel project, yesterday.
Also raided in the operation which began at 9am were several companies with connection to the project.
MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Seri Azam Baki said the raids were conducted to assist investigation into the multi-billion ringgit project, connecting Gurney Drive on Penang island and Bagan Ajam on the mainland.
The raids were conducted following new leads received on the project.
It is learnt that MACC raided the State Secretary Office, state Public Works Department, state Valuation Department and state Land and Mines Department here.
It is also learnt that several other private companies which included Ewin-Zenith Sdn Bhd, 555 Capital Sdn Bhd and Consortium Zenith, had been raided here.
Last July, Parti Cinta Malaysia’s Datuk Huan Cheng Guan submitted evidence of malfeasance related to the tunnel project.
Huan again presented new evidence to the MACC to aid its probe last week.
The 7.2km undersea tunnel is part of the RM6.3 billion project undertaken by Consortium Zenith. The project also included three paired roads.
The project had raised numerous controversies in recent months, especially on the high cost of the RM305 million feasibility studies as well as the 21-month delay in completing it.