A FINANCE manager and a head of the marketing department of a company were remanded for three days starting today to assist the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in an investigation into a case of bribery amounting to more than RM10 million to facilitate takeover of a construction project for a public transport system.

The remand order was issued by magistrate Izra Zulaikha Rohanuddin after granting MACC’s application to remand the woman and man, both in their early 40s, at a magistrate’s court in Putrajaya today.

According to an MACC source, the two were arrested at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya at about 9.30pm yesterday when they came to give their statements.

The source said the female suspect, who is the finance manager, is believed to have paid bribes to facilitate the acquisition of work involving the project from another company by the firm she works for.

The woman is believed to have paid the money without complying with the company’s financial and procurement procedures.

The source said the male suspect is suspected of making payments to six different people and entities that are believed to be fake.

MACC Investigations Division senior director Hishamuddin Hashim, when contacted, confirmed the arrest of the two to assist the investigation under section 16 of the MACC Act 2009.

The section deals with offences and penalties for soliciting, accepting or offering bribes for the benefit of oneself or others. – Bernama, September 7, 2022.