Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) obtained a remand for a company owner suspected of submitting a fraudulent claim for approximately RM10mil using falsified documents between 2019 and this year.
Registrar Nazira Adlin Ahmad Khairul Razi issued a four-day remand order, until Nov 20, after MACC made the application at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Sunday (Nov 17).
According to MACC sources, the 40-year-old male suspect was arrested around 7pm on Saturday (Nov 16) while providing a statement at the MACC Headquarters in Putrajaya.
"The arrest follows the detention of a former senior engineering manager of a basic goods manufacturing company, who was involved in a fraudulent claim and fraud amounting to approximately RM2mil last Wednesday (Nov 13)," the source said.
The suspect, who also manages a machinery repair company at a basic goods manufacturing plant, is suspected of submitting false claims for repair work and bribing company staff to approve the same.
Meanwhile, MACC deputy chief commissioner (Operations), Datuk Seri Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya, confirmed the detention and said the case is being investigated under Section 16 (a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009. – Bernama
