PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded a company director for allegedly bribing a former chief operating officer (COO) of a statutory body with renovation works worth about RM300,000 in exchange for assistance in securing renovation projects.
Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah issued a two-day remand order until Aug 5 after allowing the MACC's application at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (Aug 4).
Sources said the suspect, a man in his 50s and a director of a design company, was arrested at about 7.30pm on Monday (Aug 3) when he turned up to give his statement at the MACC headquarters.
Initial investigations revealed that the alleged offences were committed between 2014 and 2018.
The source said the suspect is believed to have provided bribes in the form of renovation works on four houses belonging to the former COO, with the total value estimated at RM300,000.
The arrest followed investigations by a special task force set up to examine the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into Tabung Haji, which were made public through the Malaysian Islamic Development Department's (Jakim) official portal on July 29, 2026.
When contacted, MACC Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009.
