KUALA LUMPUR: Five suspects, including company directors and managers, have been remanded to facilitate a graft investigation involving a senior navy officer.
The probe is linked to the appointment of firms believed to be cronies of the officer.
The remand was issued by magistrate Ezrene Zakariah at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court.
The court allowed one suspect to be remanded until tomorrow, while the others will be released today.
Sources said the firms associated with the senior navy officer had secured projects at the Lumut Naval Base.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) intelligence division senior director Datuk Saiful Ezral Arifin, when contacted, confirmed the matter.
It was reported that 21 bank accounts containing RM700,000 were frozen and two hotels valued at RM2mil were seized in connection with the investigation.
Sources said the MACC has intensified the probe under an operation codenamed Ops Layar.
A source said MACC is tracing other assets believed to be owned by the senior navy officer and also identifying business owners suspected to have colluded with him.
