KUALA LUMPUR: Two lawyers, suspected of falsifying documents to access about RM8mil in trust funds linked to a property development project, have been remanded by graft busters.
The four-day remand order, until Saturday (April 25), was issued by Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (April 22).
According to sources, the male suspects, both in their 30s, were arrested at about 9.45pm on Tuesday (April 21) when they gave their statements at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.
“Initial investigations revealed that the duo conspired to submit documents containing false particulars between 2023 and 2025 to facilitate the withdrawal of trust funds amounting to approximately RM8mil.
“The funds, which were meant for the maintenance of a building, were allegedly not handed over to the developer,” a source said.
Senior Director of the MACC’s Investigation Division, Datuk Mohd Hafaz Nazar, confirmed the arrests when contacted and said the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.
