JOHOR BARU: The remand period for Johor Baru mayor Datuk Adib Azhari Daud has been extended for four more days.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has granted an extension of the remand from Aug 13 to Aug 16 to carry on its investigation on the mayor's alleged involvement in corruption.
The remand order was issued by Magistrate Normadiana Mamat at Johor Baru court here at about 9am on Friday . Adib Azhari was previously remanded for three days from Aug 11 to Aug 13 after being arrested on Tuesday to assist in investigation in an alleged bribery case involving projects under the Iskandar Puteri City Council .
Initial investigations showed that Adib Azhari, who was just weeks away from retirement, allegedly accepted money from contractors to approve projects while he was mayor of the Iskandar Puteri City Council . The 60-year-old was the MBIP mayor from Nov 22, 2017, to Nov 16, 2019, before he was appointed as the Johor Baru City Council mayor on Nov 17, 2019.
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