PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today detained three people - two company directors and a female insurance agent - to assist in an investigation regarding corruption and making false claims worth RM1.8 million.
A source said one of the company directors with the title `Datuk’, aged 44, was detained at noon and another company director, 51, was arrested an hour later. The 29-year-old insurance agent was detainedat 2pm.
All of them were detained at the MACC headquarters after they were summoned by the graft busters to have their statements recorded.
The source said the trio were believed to have accepted kickbacks from a supplier of factory equipment relating to the purchase of machinery for the operation of a factory that both company directors had shares in.
It added that the three were suspected to have abused their power by accessing the company funds for their own use.
When contacted, MACC investigations director Datuk Seri Simi Abdul Ghani confirmed the arrest.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009 for the offence of giving or accepting gratification by agent and Section 18 for the offence of intending to deceive the principal by an agent.
Simi added the MACC would apply for a remand order on all three at the Putrajaya magistrate’s court tomorrow.