The senior management officer being remanded for four days. — Bernama photo
PUTRAJAYA: A senior management officer of the Pilgrims Fund Board or Tabung Haji (TH) was ordered to be held in remand for four days to facilitate investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for alleged corruption.
The remand order was issued yesterday by Magistrate Shah Wira Abdul Halim.
According to a source at MACC, the suspect, with the ‘Datuk’ title, was alleged to have received gratification in the form of house renovation, costing RM400,000, from a contractor , who was awarded a project costing RM15 million by TH to carry out rebranding of TH branch offices.
He was called up by MACC on Tuesday and was arrested at about 8.35pm on Tuesday. — Bernama