Datuk remanded over false claim


Graft case: One of the suspects being led away after the MACC obtained the remand order from the Magistrate’s Court in Johor Baru. — Bernama

JOHOR BARU: The former chairman and the treasurer of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) have been remanded to help in an investigation into a false claim filed with a government agency here.

The duo are said to have made the claim of RM11,000 in January 2021 for the supply of items for a treatment and recovery programme organised by the agency, but the items were never delivered.Magistrate Mohd Zulhilmi Ibrahim granted the seven-day remand order against the 47-year-old ex-chairman, who carries the title “Datuk”, and the treasurer, 43, yesterday.

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