Highway COO detained for RM300,000 bribe in Putrajaya

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained the chief operating officer (COO) of a highway concessionaire for allegedly receiving over RM300,000 in bribes.

According to a source, the suspect, a man in his 50s, was detained around 8pm on Monday (July 15) when he arrived at the MACC headquarters here to have his statement recorded.

“The suspect is believed to have received bribes totalling more than RM300,000 from company owners for a highway project in the Klang Valley worth about RM6bil,” said the source.

The man has been remanded for four days until Friday after Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin allowed the MACC’s application at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (July 16).

Meanwhile, MACC senior director of investigation Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.