KLANG: The remand order of a chairman of a non-profit organisation, who was detained for allegedly soliciting a RM1 million bribe to "settle" a murder case, was extended until Saturday.

The extension was granted by magistrate Fadzilatul Isma Ahmad Refngah yesterday.

The 57-year-old man, who was last week remanded for seven days, arrived at the court at noon yesterday, accompanied by Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) officers and his lawyer, Gerard Lazarus.

He was arrested on May 15 in connection with the murder of a Chinese national, Xu Jian Huang, 14, four years ago.

Xu, who was a student at the Mutiara International Grammar School, was found dead in a bungalow in Jalan Mengkuang, Kuala Lumpur, on Sept 26, 2004.
His uncle, businessman Koh Kim Teck and two bodyguards, Resty Agpalo and Mohamad Najib Zulkfli, were charged with the murder but all three were acquitted.

The prosecution is now appealing at the Court of Appeal.

The suspect was believed to have allegedly collected the first payment of RM500,000 at the Selangor Coast Club, Jalan Kapar, here last week.

He was nabbed by ACA officers after he allegedly took the cheque.

It is learnt that the suspect had earlier made arrangements for the victim's father, Xu Jian Lai, to come to Malaysia to follow the court proceedings.