The remand order against the 57-year-old man was issued by magistrate Zul Hilmi Latif today following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

According to an MACC source, the man was arrested at about 3pm yesterday at the Kedah MACC office in connection with allegations that several companies had conspired to submit false claims for payment incentives for the project under the Economic Transformation Programme.

It was alleged that the false claims had been made to the veterinary services department although no deliveries were made, the source said.

Kedah MACC director Shaharom Nizam Abd Manap confirmed the arrest and said the case was being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.

On Jan 11, a 51-year-old company director and a 52-year-old company owner were remanded for four days in connection with the same case.