00:02Five individuals, including a Datuk who chairs a federal government-linked agency, have been
00:08remanded for four days to assist investigations into the alleged sale of government land in
00:14Penang at below market prices. Magistrate Noor Idayu Salim granted the remand order until Monday,
00:22following an application by the MACC at the Magistrates' Court in Georgetown.
00:28The investigation is being conducted under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009.
00:35The five suspects comprise an agency chairman, two company directors, a technical manager, and a female clerk.
00:43The agency chairman, who is in his 50s, allegedly abused his position as deputy chairman and board
00:50member to approve the sale of eight plots of land in South Sibirang Parai in 2015.
00:56The land was allegedly sold to a company believed to be owned by an associate of the suspect at below
01:03market prices, resulting in estimated losses of about 1.96 million ringgit. A lawyer representing
01:12the individuals said the MACC was investigating a fresh complaint lodged on August 17 over the land
01:20sale dating back to 2015. The matter was linked to an earlier dispute involving the sale of land
01:27to a company whose directors have since changed. It was resolved after a 10% Bhumiputra discount
01:35was returned to the government agency.
