THE chief executive officer of a government-linked corporation was among three men arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connection with a RM600,000 bribery case.

According to a MACC source, the trio, aged between 39 and 54, were arrested at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya at about 8pm yesterday when they turned up to give their statements.

The source said the CEO is believed to have received bribes of about RM600,000 from a company through two other men as an inducement to help secure a tender to upgrade mechanical and electrical systems.

The mechanical and electrical systems upgrade is part of a RM15 million project to renovate a building on Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.

MACC Special Operations Division senior director Tan Kang Sai, when contacted, confirmed the arrests and said the trio were being investigated under Section 17a of the MACC Act 2009.

According to the source, the trio have been remanded for four days from today on an order issued by Putrajaya Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin today. – Bernama, April 7, 2023.