KUALA LUMPUR: A contract manager of a prominent construction company, his wife and two company directors have been remanded by graft busters over alleged bribery linked to a RM180mil data centre construction project in Johor.
All suspects were remanded following an application made by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin granted a seven-day remand for the contract manager until July 24, while his wife has been remanded for three days until July 20.
The two company directors, both male, were ordered to be remanded for five days until July 22.
Sources revealed that the suspects, aged between 40 and 60, were detained as part of Ops Ways, an operation carried out by the MACC’s Investigation Division in several locations around the Klang Valley on Thursday.
During the operation, investigators seized approximately RM7.5mil in cash from the contract manager’s residence.
“The money is believed to be kickbacks paid to the suspects in return for securing six procurement tenders related to the project,” the source said.
