KUALA LUMPUR: Two individuals, including a former senior executive assistant of a government agency, were remanded over alleged misappropriation of public funds amounting to about RM800,000.
A seven-day remand order until May 25 was issued by Magistrate Sharifah Amirda Shasha Amir Shariffuddin after an application was made by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at the Kuala Terengganu Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (May 19).
Sources said the suspects, a man and a woman in their 30s, were detained between 12.30pm and 1pm on Monday (May 18) when they turned up to give statements at the Terengganu MACC office.
“Yesterday, Terengganu MACC detained three suspects comprising a former senior administrative executive assistant, a company owner and a civil servant to assist in investigations.
“However, only two of them were remanded this morning as the third suspect was released due to health issues.
“Preliminary investigations found that all the suspects are believed to have conspired in committing the offences in 2023 and 2024,” the source said.
Meanwhile, Terengganu MACC director Hazrul Shazreen Yazid confirmed the arrests when contacted.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009 for submitting documents containing false particulars.
Hazrul Shazreen also did not rule out the possibility of further arrests as investigations continue.
