KUCHING: Two more individuals have been remanded in connection with a money laundering investigation under Ops Ragada.
A former senior official of a local media company and a woman director of a supply company were remanded for two days at the Magistrate's Court here on Thursday (Jan 16).
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Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan issued the remand order for the 53-year-old male suspect while the 62-year-old woman was remanded by Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan.
The remand orders were issued to enable both suspects to be brought to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to assist in the investigation.
The male suspect was represented by Roger Chin while Datuk Shankar Ram Asnani represented the woman.
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They are being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
This brings the number of suspects detained under Ops Ragada to seven.
Previously, five people including a senior executive of a Sarawak television station were detained on Jan 10 in connection with a probe into money laundering and criminal breach of trust.
