The remand against a senior officer, with a ‘Datuk’ title, of a government department in Malacca who was detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) last week has been extended for three days from tomorrow.

The order to further remand the 56-year-old suspect was issued by Malacca Magistrate’s Court assistant registration officer Mohd Anuar Ostadi.

The man was detained last week for investigation under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009 over alleged corruption and was ordered to be remanded for seven days to assist investigation. The order expires today.

Last week, MACC announced that they had arrested three civil servants, including a ‘Datuk Seri’ and a ‘Datuk’ in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and Kelantan for corruption, abuse of power and money-laundering.

- Bernama