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Star
Sunday July 26, 2015 MYT 12:41:52 PM
Despatch clerk remanded after fifth arrest made over 1MDB probe
PUTRAJAYA: A despatch clerk is the fifth individual to be remanded to assist the special task force investigating the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.
The 27-year-old was arrested at his house in Bentong at 6.30pm on Saturday by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers and was brought to the magistrate’s court here, Sunday morning.
Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasmin Ab Rahman allowed the clerk to be remanded for four days.
MACC deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairi had requested for seven days.
The clerk is being investigated under Section 16(a) of the MACC Act, which covers bribery.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/07/26/1MDB-clerk-nabbed-remanded-four-days/
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Star
Sunday July 26, 2015 MYT 9:03:08 AM
Datuk held in 1MDB probe
PUTRAJAYA: A managing director with the title Datuk is the latest person to be nabbed in the ongoing probe into the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.
The 48-year-old man is from the same Putrajaya-based construction firm in which an executive director was held under remand last week but freed on Friday.
The Datuk is the fourth person to be hauled up by a special task force to assist in the investigations.
At a magistrate’s court here yesterday, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairi asked for a seven-day remand order.
Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Ab Rahman however allowed only four days for the remand.
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4 ARRESTS SO FAR
1 Tuesday: a 39-year-old executive director of a Putrajaya-based construction firm. He was released on bail on Friday after his remand expired.
2. Saturday morning, a 54-year-old managing director, also with the title Datuk, from a company linked to 1MDB, was arrested. Hehad been on a five-day remand but MACC said he was released earlier because his statement had been recorded.
3. On Friday, a 28-year-old business owner became the third person to be hauled up. He has been placed on four-day remand.
4. A managing director with the title Datukof the same Putrajaya-based construction firm has been arrested and remanded for 4 days.
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Jul 21, 2015
More than 10 people on 1MDB task force watchlist
More than 10 people are under the scrutiny of the special task force investigating alleged misappropriation of funds in 1MDB, reported Sin Chew Daily.
The daily, quoting sources in the special task force, said those on the watch list included individuals from the business and financial sector as well as politicians. It added that these individuals were being investigated and the authorities may move in to arrest them once there is sufficient evidence.
“Those on the watch list are not entirely from the top management but are from bottom to the top, including CEOs, directors and executives,” the unnamed source was quoted as saying.
The report added, quoting the source, that subsequent arrests may involve bribery or abuse of power. It said the special task force yesterday also visited an unnamed company to obtain important documents to facilitate its investigation.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/305758
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Company director remanded in relation to #1MDB probe http://nst.com.my/node/92772 #nst170
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The man’s name is said to be on a list of individuals being monitored by the authorities, who were alerted of his attempt to leave the country, sources said. SRC International was a subsidiary of 1MDB until it was placed under the Finance Ministry in February 2012.
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Malaysian Insider
Director with links to SRC International remanded as part of 1MDB probe
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#BREAKING Task force nabs man over @1MDB scandal http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/305664
… The special task force investigating 1MDB has arrested a company director and obtained a four-day remand order. It is believed that the man was arrested at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) yesterday. Malaysiakini understands that the director, 39, is currently involved in a major property and development company. According to Star Online, his lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the case involved “national interest”. “(Investigators) asked for seven days remand, but the magistrate allowed for four days only,” he said. http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/305664 —
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