Senior Yapeim director remanded 5 days over CBT probe

A senior director of the Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (Yapeim) has been remanded for five days from today to facilitate investigations into a criminal breach of trust (CBT) case.

Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Ab Rahman allowed the suspect to be remanded after hearing an application from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

According to a MACC spokesman, the director was arrested about 5pm yesterday after having his statement recorded at the commission''s headquarters here.

The man, dressed in orange lock-up attire was brought to court in Putrajaya here around 9am for the MACC''s remand application.

The 47-year-old director was arrested for alleged criminal breach of trust involving RM223,000. -- BERNAMA