IPOH: Two civil servants from the Drainage and Irrigation Department who were arrested yesterday on suspicions of accepting bribe totalling RM700,000, have been remanded for a week.
Magistrate, Atifah Hazimah Wahab granted the remand order against the 49-year-old engineer and 46-year-old administrative assistant under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The remand which begins today and ends on July 2 to assist in the investigation under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.
The offence is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of at least five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
The duo, clad in orange lockup attire was brought by the MACC personnel to the court compound at 10.20am and left the premises about half an hour later.
Perak MACC director Ahmad Sabri Mohamed when contacted said the duo were arrested after having their statements taken at the MACC headquarters here between 7.45pm and 7.50pm.
It is learnt that they had received bribes amounting to RM700,000 to approve several projects, of which RM348,000 is in their possession while the remaining balance is in the Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd.