The suspect in his 40s allegedly accepted bribes to help a construction firm secure RM95 million in substation road maintenance projects.

SHAH ALAM: A former employee of a federal government–linked company (GLC) has been remanded for five days to assist in investigations over the alleged solicitation and acceptance of bribes amounting to about RM3 million.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) of Selangor said the man was suspected to have received the money from a director of a construction company in exchange for helping to secure road maintenance projects at electrical substations worth about RM95 million across Peninsular Malaysia

“Magistrate Wan Noora Nisa Ngadirin issued the five-day remand order until Nov 16 following an application by MACC at the Shah Alam Magistrate’s Court this morning.