ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained an Engineering Department director of a municipal council in Kedah for suspected abuse of power two years ago.

       According to a Kedah MACC source, the 41-year-old man is believed to have misused his position by proposing to the Kedah State Procurement Board that his father’s company be appointed to carry out resurfacing and road maintenance work in a district for RM200,000.

       Also detained was a 48-year-old man – a contractor, who is believed to be involved in the case.

       “Both suspects were detained when they came to give their statements at the Penang MACC office.

       “The MACC has also called in several witnesses to facilitate investigations under Section 23 of the MACC Act,” the source said.

       A remand order is expected to be obtained at the George Town courts today.

       Meanwhile, Kedah MACC director Datuk Shaharom Nizam Abd Manap, who confirmed the detention, said further investigations were underway. — Bernama