MACC detains former estate manager over RM8m rubber sapling supply probe linked to Tabung Haji RCI

Sources said that the man in his 50s, who is suspected of embezzling the sapling supply contract intended for a subsidiary of a statutory body involved in the plantation sector, was arrested at 7:00 pm yesterday while present to give a statement at the MACC Headquarters here.

“Initial investigations revealed that the suspect is believed to have committed the act between 2015 and 2017. He is believed to have misappropriated the rubber sapling supply project across two plantation companies - subsidiaries of a statutory body - involving contracts worth approximately RM8 million,” the source said.

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