00:00A married couple, who are also social media influencers and entrepreneurs, have been remanded
00:08for four days over allegations of misappropriating public donation funds since 2020.
00:15Two more individuals, believed to be directors of a fundraising platform, have also been
00:20remanded for four days.
00:23Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin issued the remand order against the four suspects
00:29after allowing the MACC's application at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
00:36The case is being investigated under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009.
00:42The husband and wife, aged 29 and 26, were arrested on Wednesday evening while the other
00:47two suspects were arrested at midnight after having their statements recorded at the MACC
00:53headquarters.
00:54The couple had been facing accusations of collecting donations exceeding millions of
00:58ringgit and not channeling the funds to the intended recipients.
01:02According to a source, the donations collected had surpassed three million ringgit, with
01:07investigations still at the initial stages.
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