According to a source from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), the suspect, who is a senior manager at the human resources department, was picked up this morning at his residence in Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras.

The 41-year-old, who is obese, is believed to have used the corporate credit card supplied to him by MAHB to pay for the cosmetic treatments although they were not included in his employment contract.

“It is understood that MAHB provides the corporate credit card for qualified officers, for official use,” said the source in a statement today.

“Official use” would mean the purchase of flight tickets, accommodation and meeting expenses for company business as listed in the company’s standard operating procedures.

The suspect was appointed to head the department in 2015, and the source said he had undergone the skin and body slimming treatments at a private hospital in the Klang Valley sometime between December 2015 and August last year.

The source said medical claims made by MAHB employees were checked by a third party appointed to manage the employees’ medical benefits and approved by the MAHB’s human resources department.

MACC director of investigations Simi Abd Ghani confirmed the arrest and said several documents had been seized to help with the investigation.

The suspect is expected to be taken to the Magistrates’ Court in Putrajaya tomorrow for a remand application.