The former chairman of an NGO with the title of Datuk was arrested by the MACC
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January 9, 2023
The former chairman of an NGO with the title of Datuk was arrested by the MACC
The two men involved will be brought to the Johor Bahru Magistrate's Court today to obtain a remand application.
JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested a former chairman and a former treasurer of a non-governmental organization (NGO) on suspicion of submitting false claims to a government department amounting to more than RM11,000, two years ago.
According to sources, the former chairman of the NGO with the title Datuk was 47 years old, while the former treasurer was 43 years old.
"The two men were detained at the Johor MACC office here between 8.30pm and 9.30pm last night after appearing to testify.
"It is understood that, around the end of January 2021, they submitted a false claim to a government department based in the Johor Bahru district, for supply works in implementing treatment and rehabilitation programs, while the supply was not implemented," according to sources.
Meanwhile, Johor MACC Director Datuk Azmi Alias when contacted, confirmed the two arrests.
"The two men involved will be brought to the Johor Bahru Magistrate's Court here today to obtain a remand application," he said, adding that the case is being investigated in accordance with Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.
-- BERNAMA
