Ex-army officer held for making false claims


PUTRAJAYA: A former senior officer with the Armed Forces was arrested along with a company director for allegedly making false claims for a road upgrading project in the interior of Sarawak.

The former officer, a Datuk, and a director for a supply company have been remanded for three days to allow the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate the case, which earlier saw the arrest of two businessmen in Kuching.

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