JOHOR BARU: The chief executive officer of a water supply company and the owner of another company have been detained over bribery and false claims in connection with the RM3.3 million corruption case reported yesterday.

The two were nabbed yesterday in follow-up operations after two senior officers of the water supply company were arrested and remanded for allegedly receiving the money as inducement for the supply of contracts.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission sources said the two latest arrests, involving two men aged 38 and 35, were made at the commisison's Selangor headquarters about 4pm yesterday.

"The arrests were made after investigations were initiated following a report lodged last year, where the suspects had received bribes from two contractor companies as an inducement for these companies to obtain contracts.

"They are also believed to have submitted false claims in regard to an application for donations for a programme amounting to RM3.3 million, when in fact the programme in question was never fully implemented," said a source.

Johor MACC director Datuk Azmi Alias confirmed the arrests.

"Both of the suspects will be brought to the Johor Baru magistrate's court for us to apply for a remand to detain them to facilitate investigations," he said.

The case is being investigated under sections 16(a)(A) and 18 of the MACC Act 2009.

Yesterday, it was reported that two senior officers of a water supply company, aged 36 and 40, were detained in connection with the case.

They were detained at the Selangor MACC headquarters two days ago and the commission obtained a one-day remand order against them yesterday.

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