PUTRAJAYA: An Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry (MOA) official remanded for investigation involving the misappropriation of RM107 million in government funds has been released on a RM10,000 bail by the Magistrate's Court today.
He was detained on March 23 to assist investigations into a case involving misappropriation of state funds and had been remanded for seven days.
The order was issued by Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Ab. Rahman here.
The MOA official was formerly attached to the Youth and Sports Ministry.
On March 17, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had detained a Youth and Sports Ministry senior official and eight individuals including a woman on suspicion of masterminding a syndicate to misappropriate government funds.
The syndicate is believed to have been operating since 2010 to finance non-existent sports programmes for the ministry with payouts given to 14 companies through the finance division.