PUTRAJAYA, Jan 30 — The Youth and Sports Ministry will leave it to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate a top sports official who was reported to have been detained for abuse of power today.

Its minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said he was confident MACC will conduct their investigations in a fair and transparent manner.

"It is better we give MACC the space to conduct investigations. I am not sure why he was detained, so let MACC handle it,” he said when asked to comment on the matter.

The top official was reported to have been detained today to facilitate investigations under Section 23 of the MACC Act, purportedly for alleged abuse of power.

MACC deputy commisioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki was reported to have confirmed the arrest, and said that the Putrajaya magistrate’s court had granted a three-day remand order to facilitate investigations until Sunday.

Syed Saddiq was speaking to reporters after attending a sponsorship presentation by Genting Malaysia Berhad Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2020, organisers Human Voyage (M) Sdn Bhd at Menara KBS here.

In the ceremony, Genting Malaysia Berhad vice president (Corporate Relations and Communications) Datuk Seri Kay Atisha Parasuraman presented a RM5 million sponsorship to Human Voyage chief operating officer Shahaizereen Abdul Hamid. — Bernama