The seven-day remand on a 53-year-old company director with the title “datuk”, which expired today has been extended for another two days.

According to a MACC spokesperson, the order on the man who was held to facilitate investigations into the sale of 880 hectares of land in Ijok, Selangor to private developers at a price of RM1.18 billion, was issued by magistrate Atiqah Abu Hassan.

He said four other men aged between 34 and 65, comprising three company directors and a "datuk," who were detained for four days since Sunday were released on bail of RM25,000 in two sureties each.

MACC chief commissioner Dzulkifli Ahmad was reported to have said that the investigation involved a transaction of around RM200 million to five companies, with each receiving around RM68 million, RM62 million, RM42 million, RM16.5 million, and RM8.5 million.

Meanwhile, 21 settlers in Ijok gave their statements to the MACC today over the sale of 880ha of land in the constituency valued at RM1.18 billion to several private companies.

Their spokesperson, Mohd Fadzil Ibrahim, said all the settlers gave their statements for three hours from 3.30pm after attending a briefing on the case, at a hotel in Kuala Selangor.

“We hope the MACC will carry out a transparent investigation so that the Ijok land issue can be resolved immediately,” he told reporters today.

It is learned that another 20 settlers are expected to give their statement to MACC officers at the same hotel at 9am tomorrow.

- Bernama