Five Held Over RM26 Million NGO Donation Scandal, RM8 Million In Assets Seized
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested five individuals, including top officials of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), over the alleged embezzlement of RM26 million in public donations.
The suspects — comprising the NGO's chairman, secretary, treasurer, and financial officer — were detained in an operation codenamed 'Ops Serantau' carried out by the Selangor MACC across several locations in Selangor, Melaka and Penang starting last Thursday.
They have been remanded for seven days, with four held until Wednesday and the fifth until Thursday.
According to sources, the group had allegedly channelled public funds into personal accounts and used the money to acquire jewellery, cars, land, houses, and even cryptocurrency.
'They are also believed to have diverted organisational funds into personal accounts to provide staff loans, and siphoned off surplus funds from a humanitarian well-building project in Syria for personal gain,' the source revealed.
The misappropriation is believed to have started as far back as 2015.
MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed the arrests, adding that assets worth over RM8 million had been seized or frozen.
'Among the seized items are jewellery worth about RM100,000, cash exceeding RM1 million, cryptocurrency accounts valued at around RM650,000, and four houses estimated at over RM1.4 million.
'MACC has also frozen 14 bank accounts amounting to nearly RM5 million for further investigation,' he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 409 of the Penal Code for criminal breach of trust. Related
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