Just yesterday (17th October), police announced they had arrested a local airline co-founder, who allegedly bears the “Datuk” title and his family. Needless to say, netizens are now wondering if they have anything to do with the MYAirline fiasco.
It’s been a week since MYAirline suddenly announced they were suspending their operations. And despite the company explaining their reasons, netizens have been publicly speculating if money laundering was involved.
Well, it seems to hold some weight as the Bukit Aman Commercial Crimes Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf told Bernama yesterday that the airline co-founder and family had been detained to assist in investigations under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA).
“The Datuk, 57, who is also a shareholder of the airline, along with his wife, 55, and son, 26, were arrested at their residence in Shah Alam at 5.30pm,” Datuk Seri Ramli stated. He then added that the police would be requesting to remand the trio today (18th October).
However, no names of the persons of interest were given, nor did the police mention the name of the local airline. Still, from comments on socials, netizens seem fairly convinced the case is pertaining to the MYAirline issue and their financial situation.
Well, we can certainly understand netizens’ dissent, especially after customers and employees of the airline shared their experiences due to the airline’s suspension. However, we do hope things will be resolved soon.
Update (18th October, 12.45pm):
Police have since confirmed that Datuk Allan Goh Hwan Hua and his family were the ones detained last night. Additionally, a four-day remand has been obtained for all three suspects.
Sources: Bernama, China Press
