Melaka: A civil servant at a district health office in Melaka has been remanded for seven days until April 29 by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the remand order was issued against the 47-year-old male suspect following an application by MACC Melaka at the Ayer Keroh Magistrate’s Court. The suspect is being investigated for allegedly submitting documents with false information related to procurement works for non-medical equipment about two years ago. It is reported that the supply in question was not fully executed.

The suspect was apprehended at 2.28 pm yesterday during an interrogation session at the MACC Melaka office. The estimated financial impact of the case has not yet been determined as investigations are still ongoing.

Meanwhile, MACC Melaka director Adi Supian Shafie confirmed the arrest, stating that the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.