Highway probe: RM11mil misappropriated converted into digital currency
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the digital currency was subsequently spent.
"We are now tracing how the funds were withdrawn and used," he told a press conference today.
To date, the MACC has seized RM143 million in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds.
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