Arul Kanda arrested by MACC over 1MDB report tampering


PUTRAJAYA: Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) group president and chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy has been arrested and will be charged Wednesday over the 1MDB audit report tampering case.

His lawyer Datuk N. Sivananthan confirmed that Arul Kanda was formally arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at 10.30am on Tuesday (Dec 11).

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