Police identifies MACC escapee as Goh Leong Yeong

KUALA LUMPUR — The police have identified the suspect that escaped from Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) custody as 32-year-old Goh Leong Yeong, and is launching a manhunt. 

Goh is a suspect in an online gambling and Macau Scam syndicate who was released on bail by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) before being handed over to the police last Sunday.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said Goh, who is wanted for investigation in three cases under Section 4(1)(c) of the Common Gambling Houses Act 1953, has his last known address understood to be at Miharja Condo, Bt.2 ½, Off Jalan Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

“The suspect who is involved in online gambling in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor fled after he was released on bail by MACC for alleged involvement in the Macau Scam,” he said in a statement today.

Members of the public with information on Goh’s whereabout are advised to contact the Cheras Criminal Investigation Division head DSP Ahmad Zamri Jai at 012-8993622 or investigation officer Insp. Muhamad Faizal Asuar at 017-3126411 or the nearby police station.

On Sunday,  the main suspect in a money-laundering syndicate linked to businesses involving the country's celebrities escaped from police custody by climbing over the fence at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters last Sunday with the help of his two personal bodyguards upon being released by the MACC.

Meanwhile, Huzir said the three suspects who were rearrested by the police after their release by the MACC are in now remand under Section 4(1)(a) of the Prevention of Crime Act 1959. — Bernama, October 16, 2020