Tan Sri who allegedly offered RM2m to Johor Sultan remanded

PUTRAJAYA: A businessman who allegedly offered RM2 million to the Sultan of Johor to obtain the federal honorific title of Tan Sri for a third party was remanded for five days today.
The 54-year-old Tan Sri was remanded until April 4 to allow Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers to investigate the Sultan's claim.
The man who turned himself in yesterday was remanded under Section 16 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Act.
Last week, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar revealed that he felt insulted when the individual made the offer and suggested he profit from the quota of Tan Sri titles granted by the federal government.
It is believed that the individual, who is a well-known businessman, had allegedly played broker to acquire the Tan Sri title for another businessman.
On Monday, MACC chief commissioner Datuk Dzulkifli Ahmad and several of his senior officers met the Sultan at a hotel here for over an hour to obtain information of the bribery attempt before initiating an investigation in the case.