KUCHING: A 61-year-old senior executive of a local television station and another individual have been remanded for two days as part of an investigation into money laundering and criminal breach of trust.
Senior assistant registrar Heng Yi Min granted the remand order at the Sessions Court on Saturday (Jan 11).
The two suspects, including a woman, were represented by counsel Datuk Shankar Ram Asnani.
It is understood that both suspects will be taken to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (Jan 12) for further investigations.
They were among five individuals arrested in a special operation codenamed Ops Ragada on Friday (Jan 10), conducted by the Inspector-General of Police secretariat’s Anti-Money Laundering Division.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain stated that the division officers detained four men and a woman aged between 25 and 61 in the probe, which is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.
"The investigation uncovered suspicious financial transactions between 2017 and last year," he said, noting that the probe is also connected to the illegal awarding of tenders for projects.
Police also seized documents, vehicles, and bank accounts valued at RM17.4mil.
