Fugitive Malaysian businessman nabbed in Yala


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 09 Nov 2004

PETALING JAYA: A fugitive Malaysian businessman who has been on the run for four years, was repatriated to Malaysia after his arrest on Sunday night in Yala, southern Thailand. 

Platinum Lane Sdn Bhd executive chairman Mohd Khalid Mokthar, who allegedly absconded with millions of ringgit of public money in an illegal deposit-taking scam, was brought to Penang last night and is expected to be charged at the Sungai Petani Sessions Court today. 

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