A four-day remand order, until Nov 20, was issued by registrar Nazira Adlin Ahmad Khairul Razi after MACC made the application at the Putrajaya magistrates’ court today.

According to MACC sources, the 40-year-old male suspect was arrested at about 7pm yesterday while providing a statement at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.

“The arrest follows the detention of a former senior engineering manager of a basic goods manufacturing company, who is believed to be involved in fraudulent claims and fraud amounting to RM2 million last Wednesday,” the source said.

The suspect, who also manages a machinery repair company at a basic goods manufacturing plant, is suspected of submitting false claims for repair work and bribing company staff to approve the same.

MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya confirmed the detention and said the case is being investigated under Section 16 (a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.