Remand on founder and aides extended by one day

KLANG: The remand orders against JJ Poor To Rich (JJPTR) founder Johnson Lee and two of his aides have been extended for one more day until today, although police had sought a three-day extension.

The three men were brought to the court complex here at 10am yesterday.

Lee and his assistants were picked up by police in Petaling Jaya at about 4.30am on Tuesday and were later remanded for three days.

Lawyer Mohd Shukri Ahmad Mansor said police had applied for the remand order to be extended for three days, but the magistrate granted a one-day extension.

Another lawyer representing the three, G. Jaya Prem, said his clients had given their full cooperation to police.

“My clients have been cooperating since day one and all the directors of the company are available to give statements,” he said.

One more day: Lee (right) and his aides at the magistrate’s court in Klang.

Earlier, Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said JJPTR had collected investments of up to RM1.7bil.

He said in a statement last week that Bukit Aman’s Anti-Money Laundering squad, CCID, Bank Negara, the Companies Commission of Malaysia, Inland Revenue Department, National Revenue Recovery Enforcement Team and CyberSecurity Malaysia had raided eight locations in Penang.

Fifteen workers and four investors were held for questioning.