According to sources, the 35-year-old man was detained at the Johor MACC office at 11.30am today to assist in the investigation.

The probe revealed that the man, who was then an administrative assistant in the state government office, had allegedly abused his power and position as part of the secretariat of the quotation committee to award the work to his own companies.

The sources said the suspect falsified the ownership details of three companies that he owned from 2016 until 2019 to obtain the work costing RM1.03 million.

The case is being investigated under Section 23 (1) of the MACC Act 2009, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if convicted.

Johor state MACC director Azmi Alias confirmed the arrest.