SEREMBAN: A 36-year-old supervisor at a Felda land scheme has been remanded for seven days to assist in a probe for allegedly abusing his position to misuse almost RM70,000 belonging to the settlers.

       The money was proceeds from the sale of oil palm fruits belonging to settlers in a land scheme in Jelebu.

       Magistrate Mohd Firdaus Salleh issued the order following an application by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer Mohd Shahrul Nizam Mohd Mokhtar.

       It was learnt that the suspect was detained at the Felda office in Jempol at around 2pm on Tuesday (Feb 8).

       The suspect, who was supposed to pay the settlers for the sale of their fruits, had allegedly failed to do so between September and October 2020.

       He had allegedly received RM69,137 from the sale of the fruits.

       The case was being investigated under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009 which provided for a fine of up to five times the sum which was the subject matter of the offence and imprisonment for a term not exceeding 20 years.