SHAH ALAM: The owner of an employment agency was remanded for two days starting today to assist in the investigation of a case of false claims amounting to RM370,000 in 2020 and 2021.
The case involved false claims submitted online to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to obtain hiring incentive payments under the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 programme.
The two-day remand order was issued by magistrate Nur Faizah Abdul Sani at the magistrates’ court here after granting the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) application.
The 45-year-old suspect was detained at the Selangor MACC office yesterday afternoon when he appeared to give a statement.
Selangor MACC director Alias Salim confirmed the remand when contacted and said the case is being investigated under Section 471 of the Penal Code for using a forged document.