Mitra issue: Company director, association president among 22 detained by MACC


PUTRAJAYA: A company director and an association president were among 22 individuals detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in operations carried out in seven states yesterday to assist in the investigations into the misappropriation of funds from the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit (Mitra).

According to MACC sources, the 22, who also comprised the secretaries of associations and organisations, were arrested in operations carried out in Perak, Selangor, Kedah, Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka.

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