KUANTAN: A Jerantut Forestry Department officer and four others had their remand extended to Wednesday by the magistrate's court to facilitate a probe into alleged graft linked to illegal logging in the district since 2015. Datuk Ng See Tiong, who were among four lawyers who acted for the five people, confirmed the remand order. The other lawyers involved are Datuk Syed Azimal Syed Abu Bakar, Hon Kai Ping, and Ibrahim Kamaruddin. On Tuesday, the five people were remanded over their alleged involvement in an illicit arrangement that facilitated illegal logging in Jerantut, which has caused Pahang government to lose millions of ringgit since 2015. During a swoop by MACC on Monday, they were detained from their homes and workplace in Jerantut.

Source: New Strait Times September 17, 2017 05:15 UTC