KUANTAN: A businessman, with the title “Datuk Seri” is on remand for two days to facilitate police investigation for allegedly producing gold coins with the image of the Sultan of Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah and the Pahang Regent Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah without permission.
The remand order was issued by Magistrate Humaira KM Haider.
The 30-year-old businessman, who is from Petaling Jaya in Selangor, was arrested at 7.15pm on Tuesday following a report from Istana Abdul Aziz on the production and selling of the gold coins with the image of the two rulers on Dec 28 last year.
Following his arrest, the police seized two gold coins with an image of the Pahang Sultan and the coat of arms of Pahang.
The police are looking for his accomplice, who has the title “Datuk”, to assist in the investigation.
In a statement on Tuesday, Pahang Commercial Criminal Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said following a report, police conducted an investigation and found that two businessmen, with the title “Datuk Seri” and “Datuk” respectively, were involved.
“Acting on information, police raided a house, believed to belong to a friend of the suspect who is believed also involved, at 10.30am Tuesday, but he was not home.
“The suspect, with the ‘Datuk’ title, is on holiday abroad with his family since last Dec 23 and checks found that he has not returned to Malaysia,” Mohd Wazir was quoted by Bernama as saying.
However, he said, police managed to track down the other suspect, with the “Datuk Seri” title, at a food shop and arrested him.
Following his arrest, Mohd Wazir said the police seized a catalogue of the gold coins – one on the gold coins with the image of the Pahang Sultan and the coat of arms of Pahang and another, with the image of the Pahang Regent and the coat of arms of Pahang.
“The suspect claimed that only two gold coins were made and the coins were to be handed to a middleman to be brought before the Pahang Regent for his consent,” he said.
Mohd Wazir said one coin cost RM8,000 but was believed to be sold by the suspect for RM18,888. – Bernama
