PETALING JAYA: A preacher who was previously detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been rearrested as part of a separate investigation.
Sources said that the preacher and a finance and accounts department head of a state education and religious outreach institution were arrested again following the end of their previous remand.
The Alor Setar Magistrate's Court granted a new three-day remand on Friday (Feb 6) morning for both suspects.
"The two suspects were remanded for a second time for allegedly conspiring to misappropriate approximately RM1.3mil, which was deposited into the preacher's personal bank account.
"At the same time, investigations also found that both suspects had approved payments for the purchase of a house worth approximately RM500,000," the source said.
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It was reported on Thursday (Feb 5) that both suspects were remanded for abuse of power after approving payments of approximately RM600,000 for fundraising activities of the education institution without obtaining approval from the other partners.
Kedah MACC director Datuk Nazli Rasyid Sulong confirmed the arrest when contacted, and said that the investigation had been conducted jointly with the MACC Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Division since October.
Investigations are also being carried out under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009, he added.
