Two ‘Datuk’ remanded for six days
GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was granted a six-day remand order against two men with Datuk titles in a probe into the controversial Penang undersea tunnel project.
The remand for the first man, a deputy chairman of a property development company, was obtained at the Penang magistrate’s court while the second, a senior executive director, was secured in Putrajaya.
The first remand was issued by deputy registrar Muhammad Azam Md Eusoff.
The deputy chairman arrived at the court at 11.40am in the trademark orange MACC’s lockup attire.
He was believed to be investigated under Section 16(a)(B) of the MACC Act 2009 for soliciting a bribe, which carries a maximum jail term of 20 years and a fine of RM10,000, or five times the value of the bribe, whichever is higher, if convicted.
Sources told the New Straits Times that the suspect had surrendered himself at the MACC office in Penang after midnight to assist in the probe into the undersea tunnel project.
“The Datuk is one of two who surrendered themselves to the MACC, one here and another in Putrajaya,” the source said.
Meanwhile, the second remand was granted by magistrate Fatina Amyra Abdul Jalil.
The 59-year-old suspect was arrested after MACC recorded his statement at its headquarters in Putrajaya on Tuesday night.
The case is also being investigated under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009.
Counsel Hamidi Mohd Noh, who represented the suspect, when met after the proceedings confirmed his client was remanded to assist in the investigation.