PUTRAJAYA: A senior executive in a government-linked company and his wife have been remanded to help in a probe into claims that they had asked and received money totalling more than RM600,000 for appointing a transportation company to deliver goods.

       The husband and wife, who are in their 50s and 40s respectively, were arrested at their home in Petaling Jaya at about 7pm on Saturday, according to sources.

       They were brought before magistrate Shah Wira Abdul Halim yesterday. The court allowed for the suspects to be remanded for six days until June 10.

       It is learnt that the man had demanded for a “monthly payment” of about RM20,000.

       “The money is his ‘reward’ for appointing the transport company to deliver petroleum-based products across the country for a period between July 2019 and April this year,” the sources added.

       The woman is believed to be in cahoots with her husband and had asked for and accepted money on his behalf.

       It is learnt that the senior executive had been suspended from his duties at the company.