MACC remands GLC general manager, 2 contractors

A government linked company (GLC) general manager and two contractors have been remanded for five days to facilitate investigations into a power abuse and corruption case involving RM10 million.

The remand order applied by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission was issued by magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Ab Rahman.

An MACC spokesman said the GM aged 56 had allegedly acted as consultant and was instrumental in the approval of development and infrastructure projects in Putrajaya worth hundreds of million ringgit since 2005.

An MACC investigating team was reported to have detained the suspect at his residence in Seremban at 9.35am yesterday and seized RM30,000 in cash, two vehicles - an Audi TT and a Toyota Hilux, and a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

The suspect reportedly owns nine houses located in Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Cyberjaya and Negeri Sembilan, believed to have been bought and paid in cash.

Several bank accounts belonging to the suspect, his wife and children containing about RM2.5 million had also been frozen.

Meanwhile, the two contractors, both aged 51, were detained at midnight at MACC's headquarters here after giving their statements, said the spokesman.

One, a 'Datuk', is the managing director of a company in Ampang and the other is the chief executive officer of a company based in Semenyih, Selangor. -- BERNAMA