PUTRAJAYA: The remand period of four individuals with the “Datuk” title which ended yesterday has been extended by six days starting today to assist in investigations into corruption and power abuse involving a cooperative of a government-linked company (GLC).

The order was issued by Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Ab Rahman in the magistrate’s court here yesterday.

Meanwhile, a married couple who were remanded together with the four “Datuks” to assist in the investigation of the same, was released on Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) bail of RM10,000 each in two sureties.

The four with the “Datuk” title are the chairman, secretary and treasurer of the cooperative, while the other is a supply company owner. The other two are a board member of the cooperative and his wife, who is a civil servant. All the six are aged between 42 to 67 years.

They were all arrested in the Klang Valley on June 5 on suspicion of having duped not less than 450 members of the cooperative, resulting in hundreds of thousands of ringgit in commission to the board of directors.

Subsequently, all of them were remanded for five days from Wednesday with the case being investigated under Section 16 (a) (b) and 17 (a) of the MACC Act 2009.

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