The MACC has frozen 13 more accounts worth RM1.1 million following the detentions of three individuals including a director of the Drainage and Irrigation Department and two company owners yesterday.

Kedah MACC director Mohd Fauzi Mohamad said the bank accounts belonged to the director, his children and one of the company owners.

“There is a possibility of more arrests in this case. However, the commission is still conducting further investigations,” he said when met by reporters after attending a Corruption-free oath pledge at the Kedah Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) in Alor Setar today.

Yesterday, MACC was reported to have detained the 60-year-old director with the owners of two companies, aged 39 and 50 years, at a MACC office.

MACC also seized a bank account with RM2.9 million, and cash amounting to RM900,000 at the house of one of the company owners.

The director was suspected to have received a bribe of 10 percent for every project awarded by DID in a state to contractors appointed from 2014 to 2017.

Meanwhile, the two company owners were believed to have conspired with the director.

The three individuals were remanded for one week beginning today.

The case is being investigated under Section 17(a) and Section 23 of the MACC Act, as well as Section 4 (1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

- Bernama