PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 — A bank managing director with a ‘Datuk’ title, a former officer of the same bank and two others were today ordered to be held in remand for three days from today for investigation into alleged corruption and power abuse.
The order was issued by Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Ab. Rahman following an application from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC).
Besides the 48-year-old managing director and former bank officer, the other two are a director of a book publishing company and an officer there.
Yesterday, eight people, aged between 32 and 48, were detained by MACC at various locations in the city between 2 pm and midnight for investigation into alleged corruption and power abuse.
They were brought to the Magistrate’s Court here today where four of them were ordered to be remanded, while the other four, comprising two female lawyers, a book writer and the wife of a former bank officer were released.
MACC also obtained an order to remand for five days a project manager, a manager of an oil exploration company and six contractors for investigation in connection with a pipeline project costing RM76 million.
The remand orders against the eight people were also issued by Nik Isfahanie.
The eight, aged between 35 and 60, were detained at several locations in Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur and Terengganu yesterday. Three of them are women. — Bernama
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