THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained 21 people, including three women, to facilitate investigations into the submission of falsified company bank statements to a waste collection company.

An MACC source said the suspects, aged 31 to 77, were arrested separately around Bangi, Selangor and the Kedah MACC office in Alor Setar today.

“Those arrested were believed to have submitted company bank account statements with falsified details to a waste management company to qualify their company for the Privatisation Of Solid Waste Collection and Public Cleansing Management in Northern Region tender,” the source said tonight.

The source said those arrested included the owner, directors and company managers, along with self-employed contractors.

MACC was also tracking down other individuals believed to be involved and are trying to obtain vital documents in the case as well as recording statements from several witnesses.

MACC did not deny the possibility of other related arrests in the future, the source added.

Meanwhile, Kedah MACC director Shaharom Nizam Abd Manap confirmed the arrests.

The case is being investigated under section 18 of the MACC Act 2009. – Bernama, January 10, 2022.