KUALA LUMPUR: A manager of an oil and gas company and his wife were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today on suspicion of corruption and money laundering involving RM3.4 million.
The couple were arrested after they gave statements at the Putrajaya MACC headquarters at about 2pm today.
An MACC source said the couple is suspected of accepting bribes from several contractors in exchange for oil pump construction projects from 2017 to 2019.
“All the money was then believed to have been invested by the suspects as well as to buy luxury cars,” said the source.
The suspects had transferred RM684,000 from their savings account to a fixed deposit account and also allegedly kept cash of RM1.9 million as well as RM300,000 in foreign currency, the source said.
The source said that the two suspects will be taken to court tomorrow to face several charges.