Water supply company CEO, company owner remanded in graft probe

Johor MACC director Azmi Alias confirmed the arrests and said that the case was being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) and Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: A water supply company CEO and a company owner have been remanded for three days from today to facilitate an ongoing graft investigation into alleged bribery and false claims.

Bernama reported that the two men, aged 38 and 35, were arrested at the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office at about 4pm yesterday before they were brought to the Johor Bahru magistrates’ court today.

Azmi Alias.

Johor MACC director Azmi Alias confirmed the arrests when contacted and said that the case was being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) and Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.

Yesterday, it was reported that two top officials of the water supply company in Johor were arrested to aid investigations related to accepting bribes.

It was understood that an investigation was launched in response to complaints lodged against them in 2023 for allegedly receiving bribes from two contractors to help their companies secure service and supply contracts from the water supply company.

Both men also allegedly submitted documents containing false information regarding an application for donations amounting to RM3.3 million for a programme that was not fully implemented.