PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested three people, including the treasurer and chairman of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), in its investigation into a RM5mil food aid programme.
Sources said the three were arrested on suspicion of submitting documents containing false details about the programme.
It is learnt that they have been remanded until Saturday (Feb 28).
"The three suspects, two men and a woman in their 30s, were arrested between 3pm and 5pm Tuesday (Feb 24) after giving statements at MACC headquarters in Putrajaya," the source said on Wednesday (Feb 25).
"Initial investigations found that all suspects, including the treasurer who is also the director of the company involved, are believed to have conspired to commit the offence between 2021 and 2023.
"The suspects are believed to have submitted documents containing false details related to the programme with the intention of misleading the NGO, where the chairman and treasurer serve, resulting in the organisation making payments amounting to approximately RM5mil," the source added.
MACC Anti-Money Laundering (AML) division director Datuk Norhaizam Muhammad confirmed the arrests when contacted, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.
