KUALA LUMPUR: The remand for five individuals acting as middlemen for a syndicate allegedly involved in falsifying vehicle ownership documents and bribing enforcement officers in Perak has been extended.
The five, comprising four men and a woman, are suspected of helping the syndicate change vehicle ownership status through falsified documents and allegedly bribing officers of an enforcement agency in the state.
Magistrate A. Hafiizh Abu Bakar issued the four-day remand extension order until Sept 18 following an application by the Perak Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at the Ipoh Civil Magistrate's Court here on Monday (Sept 14).
The application was made after the initial six-day remand period for the five suspects expired on Monday.
The suspects were previously remanded for six days from Wednesday (Sept 9).
When contacted, Perak MACC director Azizul Ahmad Sarkawi said the case was being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.
