GEORGE TOWN: The remand period for a government agency chairman and a company director has been extended by three days until Wednesday (Aug 26) to assist investigations of an abuse of power case involving the disposal of land in Penang.
The order to extend the remand of the two men, both holding the title Datuk and aged in their 40s and 50s, was issued by Magistrate Nurhanisah SH Sahul Hamid on Monday (Aug 24).
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On Thursday (Aug 20), five people, comprising a government agency chairman, two company directors, a technical manager and a female clerk, were detained at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office.
They were remanded for four days from Friday (Aug 21). Three of them have since been released on bail.
The chairman is suspected of abusing his position while serving as deputy chairman and a member of the board of directors to approve the sale of eight plots of land belonging to an agency under a ministry in South Seberang Prai in 2015.
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The land is believed to have been sold to a company owned by his associate at a price significantly below market value, resulting in losses estimated at RM1.96mil.
The case is being investigated under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009. – Bernama
