KOTA BARU: The former bank manager who was arrested by the state Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday to facilitate investigations into a corruption case, is believed to have solicited funds for the bank's 'Keluarga Malaysia' funding programme.
Sources said the man was believed to have solicited and accepted about RM50,000 from his clients.
The sources also said the man had been soliciting the funds since 2022.
"The former officer, who previously worked at the bank branch in Kota Baru, has been accepting the money for a few series of the programmes for the past two years."
Meanwhile, Kelantan MACC director Rosli Husain told the New Straits Times that the commission is still investigating the case.
"So far, we have arrested the 47-year-old former manager and he has been remanded to facilitate our probe into the case," he added.
He said the case is being under Section 16 of the MACC Act.
It was reported today that MACC has obtained a five-day remand order to detain the former manager to facilitate its investigation into the case.
The remand order was obtained before Magistrate Rais Imran Hamid here under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Yesterday, the state MACC detained the man, in his 50s, when he turned up at the state MACC office to give his statement at 3pm.