Suspect in money-laundering case flees just before re-arrest


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) confirmed Tuesday (Oct 13) that a suspect in a money-laundering syndicate linked to businesses owned by several celebrities in the country went missing just as he was about to be re-arrested by the police under the Prevention of Crime Act (POCA) 1959.

A source said the suspect had just completed the bail process by the MACC to be handed over to the guarantor but then disappeared.

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Missing , MACC , Money Laundering , Putrajaya , Police , Suspect

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