PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today obtained a four-day remand order against the political secretary of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister, Datuk Salahuddin Ayub.
The remand request was made to facilitate a probe into allegations of corruption by the 47-year-old suspect.
The remand order, effective today until April 5, was issued by magistrate Ahmad Asyraf Mohammad Kamal at the Magistrate’s Court here.
The suspect arrived at the court at 9.10am, clad in an MACC lock-up t-shirt.
The political secretary was initially detained for allegedly receiving a bribe in the form of a luxury watch, said to be worth RM28,000.
Yesterday, an MACC source said that the suspect was arrested after having his statement recorded at the commission’s headquarters here, at 5pm.
“Initial investigations revealed that the man received the luxury watch as a kickback from a development company to secure projects under a ministry,” the source said.
MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Seri Azam Baki confirmed the arrest.
The case is being investigated under Section 16 (a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.