MELAKA: A medical assistant at a Melaka Health Department district office here has been remanded for seven days after being suspected of submitting false statements amounting to RM1.5mil.
The offence was allegedly committed by the 47-year-old male suspect in relation to the procurement of equipment and non-medical supplies, although the supplies were not fully delivered.
The suspect was produced at a Magistrate's Court in Ayer Keroh here on Wednesday (April 23).
Magistrate Uthman Abd Ghani issued the seven-day remand order until April 29 following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
It is understood that the suspect was responsible for approving the procurement to a contractor but allegedly took the entire sum of RM1.5mil from the contractor and purchased goods through an e-commerce platform, which did not meet the required quality standards.
According to sources, the suspect was arrested at approximately 2.28pm on Tuesday (April 22) while he was present at the Melaka MACC headquarters in Alai here to have his statement recorded.
Meanwhile, state MACC director Adi Supian Shafie, when contacted, confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.
