KANGAR: The remand order against three men including a registrar of marriages which ended on Sunday (June 9), has been extended for another three days to help investigations into bribery allegations.
A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) source said Kangar High Court Senior Assistant Registrar Ahmad Hamdi Mustafar extended the remand order until June 12.
On June 5, Bernama reported that the three suspects—a registrar of marriages in his 40s, the company owner in his 20s, and his father in his 50s—were remanded for five days to assist in the investigation of graft allegations involving RM1.18mil to register marriages of Malaysian couples across the border without adhering to prescribed procedures.
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Meanwhile, Perlis MACC director Mohd Nor Adha Ab Gani, when contacted, confirmed the matter and said that the case was being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009. – Bernama
