
Magistrate Iffah Nabihah Ishak issued the six-day remand order against the suspect, in her 40s, after granting Terengganu MACC’s application at the magistrates’ court here today.
Another woman, in her 50s, who owns the company, was also arrested but was released on MACC bail.
According to sources, the two women were arrested between 2.30pm and 3.50pm yesterday when they went to the Terengganu MACC office.
“The main suspect is believed to have carried out the act in 2019 by using her position to propose and support her husband’s company to obtain a labour supply contract worth RM1.4 million.
“The suspect is also believed to have colluded with the second suspect and submitted a document containing false details regarding a Covid-19 screening test two years ago, when the test was not carried out,” the sources said.
The sources said the main suspect is also suspected of conspiring to present false documents involving the supply of plastic goods amounting to RM2,000 last year, which were not supplied.
Terengganu MACC director Hazrul Shazreen Abd Yazid confirmed the arrests and said the case is being investigated under Sections 23 and 18 of the MACC Act 2009 for abuse of power and providing false claims.
He did not rule out the possibility that more arrests would be made.
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