PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested a company director on suspicion of being involved in the submission of false claims for oil storage maintenance, pipe installation and closed-circuit television (CCTV) work amounting to almost RM 1 million.
The man in his 50s was arrested at about 7.30pm yesterday when he appeared to testify at the MACC Headquarters and was remanded for four days from today until Saturday (March 9), after Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin granted the application for remand by the MACC at the Putrajaya magistrate's court.
According to sources, the individual was suspected of being involved in a false claim in 2021 involving the maintenance work on oil storage and accommodation in Kota Belud, Sabah amounting to more than RM490,000.
"The individual is also believed to have made false claims for oil storage maintenance, pipe installation and CCTV work amounting to more than RM470,000 in Lahad Datu, Sabah when the work was not carried out," he said.
Meanwhile, MACC Special Operations Division senior director Datuk Azmi Kamaruzaman when contacted confirmed the arrest and said the investigation was conducted under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.-BERNAMA