PETALING JAYA: Two aides of human resources minister V Sivakumar and a businessman have been released from custody at the end of their remand period today.
They had been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission last week and remand orders obtained for their detention until April 17 for an investigation into the recruitment of foreign workers.
One of Sivakumar’s officers confirmed their release when contacted.
Yesterday, Sivakumar was called to the MACC to give a statement. An aide said he was there for a short while to meet “certain formalities”. This morning he denied a Sinar Harian report that his office and home were searched by MACC.
The investigation is reportedly about millions believed to have been paid in kickbacks through a middleman for the guarantee of a government contract.