The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained a five-day remand order to investigate the chairman of an engineering consultancy firm over his involvement in the Penang undersea tunnel project.
Magistrate Fatina Amyra Abd Jalil allowed the 62-year-old ‘Datuk Seri’ to be detained until Jan 29.
Clad in orange MACC lock-up attire, the man arrived at the Putrajaya magistrate’s court at 9.35am this morning.
The fourth person to be arrested in the MACC’s probe into the case, he was detained at 2.44pm yesterday after having his statement recorded at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.
According to sources, the Datuk Seri is being investigated over the forging of claim documents submitted to the Penang government over the RM305 million feasibility study into the RM6.3 million project that consists of three main roads and an undersea tunnel, The Star reported.
On Wednesday, a senior engineering consultant in her 50s was remanded for five days.
Earlier this month, two high-ranking Datuks of development and construction companies spent a total of 11 days in MACC custody. They were released on MACC bail of RM200,000 each on Jan 19 by the Putrajaya magistrate’s court.
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Jan 12, Guan Eng: MACC Didn’t Raid My Office, Not a Sen Paid for Undersea Tunnel
Jan 10, Two Datuks in Penang Tunnel Probe Remanded
Jan 10, MACC Raids Seven Offices in Penang over Undersea Tunnel Probe