Five-day remand for former minister in TH RCI probe
PUTRAJAYA: A former minister has been remanded for five days in connection with a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission probe into issues raised in the Royal Commission of Inquiry report on Lembaga Tabung Haji.
A former Malaysian minister has been granted a five-day remand by a magistrate in connection with a MACC probe into issues raised in the Royal Commission of Inquiry report on Lembaga Tabung Haji. The man, in his 60s, was arrested after appearing at the MACC headquarters to record his statement in an investigation involving the leasing of hotels in Saudi Arabia.
The case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009, which relates to soliciting or receiving gratification as an inducement or reward in a transaction, with a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment and a fine of at least RM10,000 upon conviction.
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