No remand extension
> No freedom yet for JJPTR trio as further detention expected in other states, say police
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The magistrate’s court here yesterday rejected an application by police for a remand order against the founder of money-game company JJ Poor To Rich (JJPTR), Johnson Lee, and his two personal assistants.
However, the trio is expected to be arrested to assist in investigations in other states, said Penang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief ACP Abdul Ghani Amad.
Lee and his two assistants appeared calm when they were brought to the court complex in a police car at about 10.50am.
The three were brought to Penang after their remand in Klang expired on Friday.
They were represented by G.K. Jaya Prem and Mohd Shukri Ahmad Mansor.
When contacted later about the latest development, Mohd Shukri said his clients will be taken to Kamunting in Perak.
At press time, the trio had yet to be taken to Kamunting and were held at the Central Seberang Perai district lock-up.
Lee and his two assistants were detained by police in Petaling Jaya on May 16.
They were subsequently remanded to assist in investigations there before being brought to Penang.
Their arrests came after police and other enforcement agencies conducted simultaneous raids at several JJPTR offices in the state on May 12, in which several computers and documents were seized to assist investigations into cheating under the Penal Code.
JJPTR came under scrutiny after claiming its trading account had been hacked, supposedly resulting in losses of RM500 million, a claim investigators have debunked.
Several police reports have since been lodged against the company, which has collected some RM1.7 billion from 430,000 investors since starting operations in 2015.