PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained two more company directors in connection with an alleged corruption case involving a highway project in the Klang Valley, valued at over RM1 billion.
Sources said the two suspects- a man and a woman in their 50s - were detained between 5pm and 7pm yesterday when giving statements at the MACC headquarters.
Following their arrest, they were brought to the Putrajaya magistrate's court this morning, where magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin issued a five-day remand order until July 7.
"The two suspects are directors of the same company and are suspected of bribing officials from a statutory body in exchange for securing construction work for the highway project, which was previously handled by another company," the source said.
When contacted, MACC senior director of Investigations Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the arrests.
He said the investigation is being conducted under Section 16(a)(B) of the MACC Act 2009.
The latest arrests follows several others conducted by the MACC since last week.
A chief executive officer of a renowned highway concessionaire in the Klang Valley and three others were arrested June 24 in the same probe. They later released on bail on Monday after their remand orders ended.
Another five people including the owner and management staff of a construction company involved in the project had also been detained.
Yesterday, a Datuk who serves as the chairman of a subcontractor company, and a director of the same company were also detained by the MACC. The duo have been remanded for five days.