MACC arrests NGO head for alleged fund misappropriation, abuse of power

MACC arrests NGO head for alleged fund misappropriation, abuse of power

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested the chairman of an NGO believed to have abused his power and misappropriated funds from the organisation.

Sinar Harian quoted a source from MACC as saying that the man, in his 30s, was arrested at about 6.30pm yesterday when he was at the anti-graft agency’s office in Melaka to provide his statement.

The source also said magistrate N Sivashangari granted a seven-day remand order for the suspect starting today.

The NGO chairman is suspected of committing the offences between 2015 and 2025.

Selangor MACC director Hairuzam Mohmad Amin@Hamim confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009.

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Yesterday, MACC was reported to have arrested four people, including three committee members of the NGO, on suspicion of conspiring to misappropriate the organisation’s funds.

The suspects – two men and two women in their 30s – were arrested between 4pm and 7pm at the Melaka MACC office after giving their statements.

The four arrested yesterday are suspected of conspiring with the NGO chairman.

Following the arrests, MACC seized RM900,000 in cash, jewellery, nine plots of land located in Melaka, Penang and Selangor, and four residential units in Melaka.

MACC said 14 bank accounts, with a total balance of about RM5 million, were also frozen. Eight belonged to individuals and six to companies.