KUALA LUMPUR: Fourteen bank accounts involving RM700,000 in funds have been frozen in connection with the probe into alleged corruption involving the procurement of projects linked to the Navy.
Sources said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has intensified its probe on the matter under an operation codenamed "Ops layar".
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"The MACC has frozen a total of 21 bank accounts - seven belonging to companies and 14 held by several individuals - involving an estimated RM700,000.
"The move followed investigations into companies believed to be involved in corrupt practices to recommend and appoint firms linked to a senior Navy officer," the source said on Monday (Jan 26).
Sources added that investigations carried out by the MACC Intelligence Division also led to the seizure of two hotels owned by the senior navy officer, with an estimated value of about RM2mil.
The MACC is also conducting checks with the Accountant General Department to determine whether any tenders or quotations had been awarded to the companies involved.
"At present, the MACC is tracking down other assets believed to be owned by the suspect and is also identifying company owners suspected of colluding with him," the source said.
Meanwhile, MACC Intelligence division senior director Datuk Saiful Ezral Arifin, when contacted, confirmed the matter and said that statements had been recorded from seven individuals suspected to be involved in the case so far and investigations are ongoing.
