KUCHING: A senior executive of a broadcasting company here and a woman have been remanded for two days on suspicion of being involved in money laundering.
Magistrate Heng Yi Min granted the remand order until today against the two individuals in their 60s following an application by the police yesterday.
The suspects were represented by counsel Datuk Shankar Ram.
Earlier, they arrived at the Kuching Court Complex at 9.10am, Bernama reported.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain earlier confirmed the arrest of five people, including a senior executive of a local broadcasting company, for their suspected involvement.
He said the four men and one woman, aged between 20 and 60, were detained at several locations, including in Penang and Sarawak.
He said the arrests were carried out by the Anti-Money Laundering Criminal Investigation Team of Bukit Aman under Ops Ragada following intelligence gathering on suspicious transactions involving several bank accounts between 2017 and September 2024.
“Police also seized, froze, and confiscated vehicles, bank accounts and documents, with a total value amounting to RM17,434,217.
“The modus operandi involved criminal money laundering activities through suspicious financial transactions and offences such as criminal breach of trust, tender fraud and awarding tenders to oneself or family members,” said Razarudin.
