37 remanded in probe into misappropriation of PenjanaKerjaya funds
According to an MACC source, the remand orders against the suspects - 26 men and 11 women, aged between 28 and 70 - were issued by the magistrate’s courts in Putrajaya, Selangor, Johor, Kedah, Pahang, Perak, Penang, Malacca, Perlis, Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan...
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded 37 individuals to assist in the investigation into allegations of false claims and misappropriation of the Employment Recruitment Incentives Programme (PenjanaKerjaya) funds amounting to RM100 million.
According to an MACC source, the remand orders against the suspects - 26 men and 11 women, aged between 28 and 70 - were issued by the magistrate’s courts in Putrajaya, Selangor, Johor, Kedah, Pahang, Perak, Penang, Malacca, Perlis, Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan.
“In Putrajaya, 11 individuals were remanded for four days until July 17 while in Selangor, the MACC obtained a three-day remand order, beginning yesterday, against five individuals.
“In Johor, the court granted a remand order of between six and seven days against three suspects. A seven-day remand order, from yesterday until July 20, was issued against one individual in Kedah and two individuals were remanded in Pahang and Perak respectively,” said the source.
The source said two suspects in Penang are being held in remand for six days until July 19.
Two individuals in Malacca and Perlis respectively, three in Kuala Lumpur and four in Negri Sembilan were remanded for five days until July 18.
The suspects, comprising company owners, directors, managers, shareholders, engineers and executives, were detained in an operation dubbed Op Hire, conducted in collaboration with the Social Security Organisation (Socso).
“So far, 67 companies have been investigated and 36 accounts with a total value of more than RM7 million have been frozen,” according to the source.
MACC senior director of investigation Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the arrests and said the case was being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.
- Bernama
