KUALA TERENGGANU: A Terengganu state assemblyman with a “Datuk” title has been remanded for three days to help in investigations in connection to alleged false claims of RM500,000 made last year.
The remand order, which begins today, was issued by Kuala Terengganu Magistrate/Sessions Court senior assistant registrar Noradila Ab Latif.
The claims were allegedly submitted through the District and Land Office in a district in the state for the expenses of 32 programmes to be held in the assemblyman’s constituency, none of which were actually conducted.
He is being investigated under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 for false claims in May last year.
The detention of the 54-year-old state assemblyman comes after that of the chairman of a youth association on Jan 9, and a district officer on Jan 14. Both were detained in connection to alleged false claims.
The state assemblyman was called to the Terengganu MACC office at about 5pm yesterday to give his statement on the case.
FREE MALAYSIA TODAY
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.