IPOH: A managing director of a real estate company who was remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Tuesday (May 28), has been released from remand on Thursday (May 30).
Magistrate S. Punitha made the ruling after the defendant's lawyer filed a request at the Magistrate's Court here on Thursday.
A source the suspect was released on bail amounting to RM50,000 with two sureties and must report to the MACC office every month.
According to the source, the MACC arrested the suspect on Monday (May 27) after he appeared to record a statement at the Perak MACC office as he was suspected of bribing a civil servant who worked in the land office in a state in the north of the country to change the status of the Malay Reserve Land.
He said the suspect was arrested on suspicion of having paid a bribe to a civil servant who worked in the land office in a state in the northern region to change the status of the Malay reserve land, resulting in the land covering an area of approximately 649.2 hectares, to be illegally transferred to non-Malay companies and individuals.
The suspect was then remanded for four days from Tuesday.
Meanwhile, MACC senior director (Investigations) Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim when contacted, confirmed the matter.- Bernama
