The MACC has confirmed arresting a senior consultant for trying to influence JKP Sdn Bhd, a government-linked company, to deal with his engineering firm.

Though confirming the arrest, state MACC director Abdul Aziz Aban declined to provide further details, only saying "we are investigating the case."

The MACC detained the consultant when he showed up at the graft buster's Penang headquarters on Jalan Northam at 1pm yesterday.

Aziz said the individual will be remanded five days until March 5 to assist in the commission's probe against the company...