KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained three individuals, including a Datuk who is a former officer at Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd's (SPNB) wholly-owned subsidiary.
An MACC source said the three were detained following allegations of accepting bribes related to a housing project worth nearly RM110 million.
A five-day remand order, starting from July 30 to Aug 3, was also issued by magistrate Irza Zulaikha Burhanuddin for all male suspects, aged between 40 and 60, following an application by the MACC at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court yesterday.
"The three suspects, along with another individual, are believed to have received bribes from a construction company in exchange for conspiring to sign a supplementary development agreement related to the Aspirasi Rakyat Housing Development Project in Kuantan, without the approval of SPNB's board of directors.
"The agreement is also believed to have contained unfair clauses, resulting in SPNB suffering losses amounting to tens of millions of ringgit.
"All suspects have been detained at MACC headquarters around 6.30pm to 7pm on Monday, but one was released on MACC bail after the individual's statements were recorded," said the source.
Meanwhile, MACC Investigation Division senior director Datuk Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the matter when contacted.
He said the case was also being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.