According to a source, the duo, aged 43 and 50, were arrested between 4pm and 4.10pm today when they turned up to give their statements at the Perlis MACC office here.

The two are believed to have used five construction companies to undertake maintenance, upgrading and repair works at five secondary schools in Perlis, involving an allocation of RM2.459 million.

The source said the men were released on MACC bail of RM10,000 with one surety at 9.30pm tonight.

They were previously arrested by the Selangor MACC in 2023 and charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code in connection with the same project in Selangor.

Meanwhile, Perlis MACC director Nor Adha Ab Gani confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.