THE managing director of a company in Selangor has been remanded for four days for on suspicion of making false claims under the Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme.

Alor Star Sessions Court assistant registrar Wan Nor Fadzilah Wan Ibrahim issued the remand order against the 33-year-old suspect today.

The suspect, who owns a cleaning company, was arrested at Kedah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Headquarters at 5.30pm yesterday.

His company is alleged to have received about RM400,000 in aid from the Social Security Organisation after submitting a false statement of accounts.

Kedah MACC director Shaharom Nizam Abd Manap confirmed the case, saying it is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009 for intention to deceive the principal. – Bernama, October 7, 2020.