RCI Tabung Haji : Bekas CEO, CFO syarikat milik badan berkanun ditahan

Two former executives from a religious charity-linked firm have been detained by Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Agency, the Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM). The two individuals, aged 68 and 60, are being investigated in connection with allegations that they abused their positions to manipulate share purchases of two companies valued at RM370 million.

According to Berita Harian, the two individuals were arrested at the SPRM headquarters on Saturday evening at 6.30 PM after providing statements. However, they were released the following night due to health concerns and are set to return to SPRM for further questioning in the morning. SPRM Chairman Abd Halim Aman confirmed the arrests, stating that the case is under Section 23 of the SPRM Act 2009.

Media reports from the previous day revealed that the initial arrests involved two men in two separate cases, one involving a RM8 million contract bidding agreement and the other involving RM300,000 of fraud, stemming from the submission of the RCI Tabung Haji report. The two men are a corporate advisor accused of bribing a former operations chief of a religious body and a field manager allegedly falsifying a seed oil contract.

Sources suggest that the corporate advisor, in his mid-50s, is believed to have funded the renovation of four homes belonging to the former COO totaling approximately RM300,000 in value. The bribery was allegedly given as a favor to help the suspected company secure renovation projects at the implicated religious body between 2014 and 2018.

The suspects were arrested around 7.30 PM last night after appearing to provide statements at the SPRM headquarters.