KUALA LUMPUR – The former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) has been remanded once again today to assist in an investigation into a corruption case involving the state-owned firm.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki, said the Magistrate’s Court has allowed the 45-year-old man to be remanded for seven days.
“He was previously arrested but could only be remanded for one day. Today, he was arrested again on another issue related to the MBI case,” he told the media here today.
Azam said the MACC would also look into 20 development projects involving MBI after receiving information that individuals involved in the projects had received bribes. However, Azam declined to disclose the names of the projects involved.
When asked whether the projects were related to the Selangor Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, he stated that, so far, they were not.
Additionally, Azam said that following raids on six more premises in the Klang Valley related to the sand concession corruption investigation yesterday, RM600,000 in cash suspected to be for a politician was seized.
“We are also checking five companies said to have shares involving several individuals, including politicians linked to the case,” he said.
When asked about the identity of the politician involved, whether a leader in an opposition party, he remained cryptic, stating, “It could be anyone.”
“I do not want to comment on it because it could be anyone. So, we wait. Some have asked when he will be called, I can only say wait until my officers complete the investigation, then we can call anyone,” he said.
Earlier, in the first raid at an apartment last Sunday, foreign currency worth approximately RM5 million was found, allegedly used as a ‘safehouse’ by an influential politician.
Two suspects, including a former senior executive at MBI, who allegedly had connections with a well-known politician who once had political influence in Selangor, were detained.
Following the raid, the MACC searched two more premises in the Klang Valley the next day, which were also used as ‘safehouses’, and seized RM321,000 in cash. – October 17, 2024