KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — A financial strategic adviser with a Datuk Seri title was detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on suspicion of submitting claims containing false particulars for company merger work valued at approximately RM150,000.
A source said the suspect, a man in his 50s, was detained at 5pm on Tuesday (July 9) at the MACC headquarters and has been remanded for three days starting yesterday until tomorrow.
“The suspect is believed to have committed the act in 2022 by making false claims for corporate services for the merger of two company entities when such services were not carried out,” the source said in a statement yesterday.
Meanwhile, MACC Investigation Division senior director Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the arrest when contacted and said the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.
— Bernama
