Berita Harian quoted a source from MACC as saying the man was detained at about 3.30pm when he showed up to give his statement at the anti-graft agency’s office in Kota Kinabalu.

The source said preliminary investigations found that the suspect, in his 40s, is a civil servant and a company director.

He is believed to have colluded with another man – the director of a construction company – who was arrested on Monday.

“The suspect was detained in relation to the same case, namely submitting documents containing false particulars to obtain a contract for cleaning works at a police premises in the state,” the source said.

Sabah MACC director Fuad Bee Basrah, when contacted by the Malay daily, confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009 for the offence of intending to deceive a principal by an agent.

Yesterday, the Daily Express reported that Sabah MACC had arrested a civil servant for submitting falsified documents linked to cleaning work worth approximately RM1.3 million.

The suspect, arrested at 11am on Monday while giving his statement at the MACC office in Kota Kinabalu, is believed to have committed the offence in 2024.

“He is suspected of submitting falsified bank statements to secure a cleaning services contract at police premises in the state for the duration of February 2025 to January 2027,” a source was quoted as saying.

The source also said the suspect is believed to have used several other companies employing a similar modus operandi to obtain multiple contracts from various government agencies across the state.