A general manager of a government-linked company and two others were slapped with a five-day remand order by the Magistrate's Court in Putrajaya for investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Abdul Rahman delivered the decision this morning.

An MACC spokesperson later confirmed that investigations are being carried out under Section 17a(A) of the MACC Act 2009 for accepting or giving a bribe.

It is understood that the 56-year-old general manager is currently attached as a consultant to a company involved in overseeing construction of projects around Putrajaya.

He has been with the Putrajaya-based company since 2000.

It is also understood that in his current position, the general manager's role was to verify all payment certificates issued upon completion of projects by the contractors.

The projects, among others, were for services that included maintenance works.

During a raid at his house in Seremban yesterday morning, MACC officers had seized cash amounting to RM30,000 in his car, two Audi TT and a Hilux, as well as a Harley Davidson.

Several bank accounts containing RM2.5 million were also frozen, it was earlier reported.

He is alleged to have received bribes from contractors who had failed to complete their projects within the stipulated time.

The money was paid to allow them to continue with their projects.

The two others, a CEO and managing director of their respective construction companies, were investigated for having allegedly bribed the general manager.

The two suspects, both 51, were nabbed around midnight when they came to the MACC headquarters for their statements to be taken.