GRAFT busters have arrested and detained two persons for alleged corruption in the supply of equipment for armoured carrier vehicles for the army, said MACC sources.

They were arrested when they presented themselves at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya yesterday night to give their statements.

Sources said the duo – a chief executive officer (CEO) and the company’s chief financial officer (CFO) – were arrested for suspicion of receiving money over a project worth RM17 million to supply equipment for armoured carrier vehicles – the AV8 and Adnan – sometime between 2014 and 2017.

The CEO is a 45-year-old Datuk while the CFO is a 53-year-old woman.

Putrajaya magistrate Shah Wira Abdul Halim today allowed MACC’s application to remand the duo for four days beginning today.

Sources said they were believed to have accepted bribes amounting to several hundred thousands of ringgit from several companies.

MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Azam Baki confirmed the arrests.

He said investigators seized RM100,000 in cash and confiscated documents in relation to the project. – May 13, 2019.