The remand order was issued by magistrate Izra Zulaikha Rohanuddin after granting the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) application to remand the woman and man, both in their early 40s, at the Putrajaya magistrates’ court here.

According to an MACC source, the duo were arrested at the MACC headquarters here at about 9.30pm yesterday when they came to give their statements.

The source said the female suspect, who is the financial manager, is believed to have paid bribes to facilitate the acquisition of construction work involving a public transport system from another company.

The woman, who was allegedly responsible for paying the money, is believed to have done so without complying with the company’s financial and procurement procedures.

The source added that the male suspect is suspected of making payments to six different individuals and entities that are believed to be fake.

When contacted, MACC investigations division senior director Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the arrest of the two individuals to assist in investigations under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009 (Act 694).

The section deals with offences and penalties for soliciting, accepting or offering bribes for the benefit of oneself or others.