PUTRAJAYA: A managing director of a bank with a 'Datuk' title, and three others were today hauled before the magistrate's court and remanded to assist the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation into alleged graft and abuse of power case.
Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Ab. Rahman granted a three-day remand order which is to take effect today.
The three others were a former bank officer, a director of a publishing company and an employee.
The case is being investigated under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009 for suspicion of receiving bribes.
They were among eight people aged between 32 and 48 arrested in an operation launched by the commission between 2pm yesterday and 2.30am today around Kuala Lumpur.
In the operation, MACC seized six watches worth about RM20,000 each and cash totalling RM30,000 from the 48-year-old Datuk.
However, another four who were also brought before the magistrate were freed.
They were two female lawyers, wife of the former bank officer, and a writer of a publishing company.
In another case, the magistrate also granted a five-day remand order against eight people, including a project manager and a manager of an oil and gas company, over another bribery case investigated by MACC.
The five men and three women, aged between 30 and 60, were arrested yesterday in Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Terengganu and KL.
It was learnt that that the suspects were involved in accepting kickbacks for a pipeline project worth RM76mil in the southern part of the country.