Datuk among six held by MACC for alleged fraud in gold case
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) remanded six people, including a company chief executive officer with the title of Datuk, on suspicion of fraud involving gold sales, resulting in losses for the Sabah government.
A source said the suspects allegedly submitted false details of gold sales and statements that resulted in a loss in the form of royalty payments worth millions of ringgit to the state.
"The suspects, five men and one woman, aged between 42 and 67, were arrested at the Tawau MACC office on Wednesday," he said.
A three-day remand order starting today (Wednesday) until Friday was issued by magistrate Leona Dominic Mojiliu at the Tawau magistrate's court.
The source said: "It is believed that the suspects falsified the details to avoid paying the actual gold royalties to the state for the gold mined locally."
The source said the fraud was allegedly carried out via the involvement of two companies in which the suspects had vested interests.
When contacted, MACC Senior Director of Investigations Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim confirmed the arrest.
He said MACC investigated the case under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating and dishonestly inducing the delivery of property.
Source: NST
