Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki said the officers, all of whom are “Datuks”, will be released once their remands end, Astro Awani reported.

However, MACC will continue its investigation.

“We will be summoning more witnesses. Please give us time to carry out the probe,” he was quoted as saying.

On Sunday, MACC nabbed four officers linked to former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

One of them was released later that day.

Azam previously said the case was being investigated under Section 16(a) of the MACC Act, which deals with soliciting and accepting bribes, as well as the anti-money laundering law.

Last year, MACC began a probe into RM700 million allegedly used for promotional and publicity purposes to showcase the government’s achievements during the two previous administrations from 2020 to 2022.

MACC was seeking to discover how the money was spent, and had already called up the companies which received the funds from the government.