MELAKA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained a company director who is also the sales manager of a private firm for allegedly submitting documents containing false details regarding the purchase of sports equipment.
The 44-year-old suspect is accused of providing fraudulent details to an accountant at a supply company regarding the procurement of badminton equipment worth RM78,812.60, despite the supply not being properly carried out in 2023.
The suspect was arrested at 3.30pm on Monday (Feb 10) at the state MACC office in Alai to assist in investigations under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009. If convicted, the offence carries a penalty of a fine of at least five times the amount or value of the false or incorrect details—if they can be valued in monetary terms—or RM10,000, whichever is higher, along with a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
The suspect was brought before Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman at the Ayer Keroh Magistrate’s Court, where a five-day remand order was granted.
Meanwhile, Melaka MACC director Adi Supian Shafie confirmed the arrest and remand.
