According to an MACC source, the managing director, aged 35, was arrested at the MACC headquarters here at about 3.30pm today when he showed up to give his statement.

The man is suspected of bribing two individuals, who were arrested by the MACC on Feb 9, in return for helping his tour agents secure umrah flight tickets.

A mobile phone, RM160,000 in cash and several laptops were also seized by MACC after the arrest.

The source said several accounts, including investment accounts under the names of the man’s wife, his former wife, and children were being frozen.

Investigations are focused on whether other officers of the company, which is the sole agent for a foreign airline company, were involved in similar criminal activities.

Preliminary investigations revealed no wrongdoing by the company, but the source did not discount the possibility that others may be called up to aid in the investigation.

MACC special operations division senior director Tan Kang Sai confirmed the arrest, saying the managing director had been remanded until Wednesday.

He said the case was being investigated under Section 16(a) of the MACC Act 2009, which deals with soliciting or accepting any gratification.