Bank chairman, a 'Tan Sri', detained by MACC

MACC director of investigations Datuk Azam Baki said the man in his 60s was picked up at the bank's headquarters at around 1.15pm today.

Azam said the bank account of the Tan Sri having close to RM1 million was also frozen.

"He was detained and will be questioned," he told Bernama.

The Tan Sri is the third individual detained from the bank in relation to alleged corruption and abuse of power.

The bank's managing director with the title 'Datuk' was arrested on Aug 25 and another officer the next day.

The Datuk was detained at his office on suspicion of corruption relating to a tender for upgrading the bank system and a book project on a national leader.

It is believed a total of RM15 million was given to publishing company who had vested interest with the Datuk concerned but as yet no book has been published.

Following that, the MACC froze RM8.1 million from several accounts including those belonging to the Datuk and several other individuals.

On Aug 15, three government officers – one with the title 'Datuk' and another 'Datuk Seri' – were arrested by the MACC for graft, misuse of power and money laundering.

All three men, who were employed at a government department, a local authority and a GLC, were detained in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and Kelantan respectively, and all accounts belonging to the them with the amount totalling more than RM13 million, were frozen.

On Aug 25, the senior government officer in Malacca was released by the Magistrate's Court on bail of RM300,000.