Local airline co-founder, wife, son remanded for four days

KUALA LUMPUR: The co-founder of a local airline, who has a Datuk title, along with his wife and son have been remanded for four days.

Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the trio have been remanded to assist investigations under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

"The remand application was conducted at the Jinjang central lockup this morning.

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"We managed to obtain a four-day remand order on the suspects," he said when contacted on Wednesday (Oct 18).

It was previously reported that the Datuk, 57, as well as his 55-year-old wife and 26-year-old son were detained by CCID at about 5.30pm on Tuesday (Oct 17).

They were detained at their residence in Shah Alam.