Four more held in MACC probe into submission of falsified company bank statements


ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested four more individuals to assist in the investigation into a case of submitting falsified company bank statements to a waste collection company between 2018 and 2019.

A MACC source on Tuesday (Jan 11) night informed that they consisted of three men and a woman, aged between 37 and 51, who were detained separately at the Kedah MACC office here.

"A 44-year-old manager was arrested at 8pm yesterday (Jan 10) at the Kedah MACC office, while a 38-year-old woman who works as a company owner was arrested at 10.15am today (Jan 11), also at the Kedah MACC office.

"The (remaining) 37-year-old and 51-year-old men who are also the owners of the company were arrested (separately) at 2.30pm and 7.30pm today (Jan 11) at the Kedah MACC office," said the source.

According to the source, the 44-year-old manager was remanded for five days starting Tuesday while the woman will have her statement recorded before being released on MACC bail.

It also said a remand application for the two men who are the owners of the company will be done tomorrow (Jan 12).

All the detainees were arrested for allegedly submitting company bank account statements with falsified details to a waste management company to qualify their company for the Privatisation Of Solid Waste Collection and Public Cleansing Management in Northern Region tender.

The source said the MACC would track down other individuals believed to be involved in the case as well as try to obtain important documents related to the case.

On Monday, Bernama reported that 21 individuals aged between 31 and 77, including three women, were detained by the MACC separately around Bangi, Selangor and the Kedah MACC office to assist in the investigation of the case.

Meanwhile, Kedah MACC director Datuk Shaharom Nizam Abd Manap, when contacted, confirmed the arrests and said the case was being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009. -Bernama

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