Former temple chairman nabbed over RM50,000 temple funds

 An MACC source said preliminary investigations showed that the suspect submitted an invoice for RM50,000 in consultancy services for temple repairs which were never conducted.

The man was arrested on April 2 when he went to the Selangor MACC office to make a statement.

KUALA LUMPUR:

 A former chairman of a temple in Selangor has been arrested over suspected misappropriation of RM50,000 in temple funds.

The man, in his 70s, was arrested on Thursday when he went to the Selangor office of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to make a statement.

An MACC source said preliminary investigations showed that the suspect, colluding with another person who was arrested in March, submitted an invoice for RM50,000 in consultancy services for temple repairs which were never conducted.

Investigations are now centred on the temple, which was founded in the 1950s, and its major financial sources – donations from Hindu devotees of the temple.

The source said the temple had been deregistered by the Registrar of Societies in October 2024 and the temple was found to have been built on government land without legal authorisation.

Selangor MACC director Azwan Ramli confirmed the arrest when contacted, and said the two suspects are expected to be charged soon. - FMT