KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The former mayor, arrested during Op Ragada alongside two women and a man on Wednesday (January 15) and yesterday, is suspected of being involved in approving projects misappropriated by the senior management officer of a broadcasting station in Sarawak.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the four are also suspected of receiving illegal proceeds from the embezzlement.
“The former mayor is the top officer of the broadcasting company which approved the projects, and we are still investigating if the suspect took gratification like the other three suspects,” he said when contacted today.
The former mayor and a former general manager have been released on police bail, while the police will look into extending the remand of the other two individuals after their remand period ends today.
Yesterday, Bernama reported that the police arrested the former mayor and two women, a former general manager and director of a company, and a man, all aged 53 to 71, in Kuching, Sarawak, and seized 32 documents at a company in Kuching, to assist in the investigation into a money laundering case.
Meanwhile, Razarudin said that an officer, along with his wife, child, and another individual arrested on January 10, have been released on police bail.
Previously, he disclosed that the police investigations revealed the modus operandi involved conducting money laundering activities through dubious financial transactions and committing offences like criminal breach of trust, tender fraud, and awarding tenders to oneself or family members.
The investigation papers, involving Section 409 of the Penal Code, Section 403 of the Penal Code, Section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act, and Section 4(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, are being completed and will be referred to the Attorney-General's Chambers.
— Bernama
