Shafie’s remand extended, brother freed on bail
KOTA KINABALU: The remand on former rural and regional development minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal to facilitate investigations into alleged misappropriation of RM1.5 billion of federal rural development funds meant for Sabah, has been extended for four days.
The extension, on the application of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecuting officers Rustam Anip, Rozanna Abdul Hadi and Faliq Basiruddin was granted by magistrate Cindy Mc Juce Balitus.
Earlier at the High Court, justice Ismail Brahim rejected Mohd Shafie’s application for his remand under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code, to be reviewed.
Rustam, in his submission, said MACC had the same jurisdiction as the police to invoke Section 117 and detain Mohd Shafie to complete its investigations.
Mohd Shafie, who is also Semporna member of parliament, and Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president, was detained at the MACC office on Oct 19 at about 9pm when he came to give his statement.
He was remanded for three days from Oct 20.
Meanwhile, Lahad Datu assemblyman Datuk Yusof Apdal, who was detained by the MACC on Oct 17 to assist the same investigations into alleged misappropriation of funds for Sabah, was released yesterday.
Yusof, who is also Silam Umno division chief was released at 10.05am on RM50,000 deposited bail out of RM100,000 with two local sureties.
Mc Juce Balitus issued the release order on Yusof, who is the younger brother of Mohd Shafie, on the application of MACC prosecuting officer Faliq Basiruddin.
He was held on Oct 17 before being remanded for six days from Oct 18, under Section 17A of the MACC Act 2009.