KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 4 -- A design firm director has been taken into custody for allegedly funding lavish home renovations worth RM300,000 for a statutory body's former chief operating officer (COO) as a kickback to secure lucrative projects.

The arrest was triggered by a deep dive into the royal commission of inquiry report on Tabung Haji, which was declassified last week.

The suspect, a man in his 50s, was nabbed at 7.30pm yesterday while recording a statement at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters. He remains under remand until tomorrow, FMT reported.

"Preliminary investigations found that the suspect orchestrated these acts between 2014 and 2018.

"The suspect is believed to have provided bribes in the form o...