KUALA LUMPUR: Graft busters have seized immovable assets worth more than RM18.3mil to assist investigations into the alleged misappropriation of funds involving a non-governmental organisation (NGO).
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the seizure involved 14 properties, comprising seven residential houses, three office units and four parcels of land located in several areas.
It added that the total value of the seized assets is estimated at RM18.36mil based on current market prices.
The MACC also urged the public to follow its official social media channels, including on TikTok for further updates on the case.
It was previously reported that a deputy chairman of an NGO has been remanded for four days to assist an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of about RM230mil in zakat funds.
The remand order against him and another man was issued by Magistrate Ameera Mastura Khamis after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) submitted an application on Wednesday (April 22).
The two men, aged 57 and 61 years old, have been remanded until April 25.
On Tuesday (April 21), Selangor MACC arrested three individuals on suspicion of misappropriating about RM230mil in public funds.
MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the NGO case involved public donations and not zakat funds.
He said an initial probe found the NGO had received contributions from various sources, including commissions from certain collections intended for those in need.
“The funds did not reach the intended beneficiaries. Instead, some individuals allegedly diverted the money for personal use, including the purchase of luxury assets,” he said in a statement.
