Civil servant arrested for embezzling RM24.8 mil govt funds

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GUA MUSANG – Police arrested the assistant accountant of a government agency here after he allegedly squirrelled away RM24.8 million since 2016.

Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said after receiving a report on the matter Friday, the 37-year-old male suspect, who is an assistant accountant at the agency, was arrested at 12.21am.

“Police received a report related to the criminal breach of trust (CBT) committed by the civil servant of the government agency over the loss of government money managed by the finance division of the agency from the trust fund and development fund.

“A preliminary investigation found that the suspect committed this incident (of CBT) from 2016 to May 2023.

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