Mandiri directors remanded 3 days
Amir Hadi and Dobby Chew will continue to be held at the Jinjang centralised lockup to assist in a money laundering probe.
Executive director Amir Hadi and finance director Dobby Chew of Mandiri have been detained for three days to aid an investigation into allegations of money laundering. The NGO, Hayat, is under scrutiny for allegedly receiving funds suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities from 2024 to the present. The arrests were made under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
The two activists will remain in custody at the Jinjang centralised lockup in Kuala Lumpur. Police apprehended Hadi and Chew after they visited Bukit Aman’s commercial crime investigation department to provide statements. The Anti-Money Laundering Department earlier reported that Mandiri is being investigated over claims of receiving funds linked to unlawful activities from 2024 onwards.
The arrests have sparked criticism from civil society groups and DAP politicians, who demand their immediate release. On September 18, over 20 police officers conducted a raid on an office shared by Mandiri and Hayat. During the operation, authorities collected financial records, audit reports, tax documents, staff payrolls, and a computer and USB drive containing financial data.
Personal and organizational bank accounts have been frozen under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, and Amir and Chew face travel bans.
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