KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained a remand extension on four people, including a married couple who are social media influencers, suspected of being involved in the misappropriation of public donations.
The three-day remand extension order was granted by magistrate Siti Zahirah Zaidon at the Putrajaya magistrate's court on Sunday after the earlier remand order expired today.
On July 10, MACC arrested the four for their alleged involvement in the misappropriation of public donations.
Sources revealed that the suspects, three men and a woman in their 20s and 30s, were arrested between 6.30pm and 11pm when they came to the MACC headquarters for questioning.
Two of the suspects, a married couple, are believed to have been involved since 2020 in embezzling donations.
"It is estimated that the donations totalled about RM3 million. The investigation is still in its early stages.
"Two more suspects were also arrested in connection with the same case," the source said.
Meanwhile, MACC Investigation Division senior director, Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim, when contacted, confirmed the extension of the remand period, and said the case was being investigated under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009.