KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen seven company accounts and 14 personal bank accounts worth about RM700,000, while also seizing two hotels valued at RM2 million, in its probe into alleged graft involving a senior Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) officer and crony-linked firms.
According to sources, MACC under Op Layar has intensified investigations into alleged corruption in RMN project procurement.
The Intelligence Division of MACC also seized two hotels owned by the senior RMN officer, valued at approximately RM2 million.
“So far, MACC has also conducted checks with the National Accountant Department on several companies to determine whether they had submitted tenders or quotations.
“At present, MACC is tracing other assets owned by the suspect and identifying company owners who colluded with him,” the source said.
Senior Director of MACC’s Intelligence Division, Datuk Saiful Ezral Arifin, confirmed the matter when contacted.
“As of today, MACC has recorded statements from seven individuals suspected of involvement in the case,” he said on Monday.
According to Sinar Harian, MACC has remanded two suspects—a company director and a senior RMN officer in their 40s and 50s—marking a dramatic turn in the corruption investigation.
The seven-day remand order until January 29 was issued by Magistrate A Hafiizh Abu Bakar after MACC’s application at the Ipoh High Court last Friday.
Both suspects are believed to have conspired in the acts between 2017 and 2020.
Initial investigations also found the RMN officer suspected of owning assets far exceeding his emoluments, including eight properties comprising three houses, three shop lots, and two hotels registered under his name.
The case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(B) of the MACC Act 2009. – January 26, 2026