KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Three individuals, including two company directors, have been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly submitting documents containing false particulars to secure RM20 million in funding under the Trade Working Capital Financing for the purchase of padi and rice.
According to sources, preliminary investigations found that the three suspects, who are family members, allegedly conspired to submit the documents to a development financial institution last year, despite the actual purchase of padi and rice never taking place.
One of the suspects, an operations manager in his 30s, has been remanded for five days until Saturday (July 11) after Magistrate Eliana Ismail granted the MACC's application at the Alor Setar Magistrate's Court today.
The other two suspects, both company directors in their 60s, were released on MACC bail after their statements were recorded.
Sources said the operations manager was arrested at 6pm yesterday when he went to the MACC Alor Setar office to give his statement.
MACC Senior Director of Investigation Datuk Mohd Hafaz Nazar confirmed the arrests when contacted and said the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.
