RCI TH: CEO syarikat kapal antara 7 ditahan SPRM

Seven individuals, including an RCI TH CEO named Datuk, were detained by Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission (SPRM) on Saturday to assist in an investigation with the Royal Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (RCI) regarding the public listed Hajj Fund (TH). The detained CEO, aged 60, was accused of submitting false documents when making payments to TH, involving falsification of a petroleum company contract agreement for the benefit of his own company.

Four others, including Datuk and Datuk Seri men in their 60s, were also detained for allegedly bribing TH employees to invest in a construction firm, promising potential listing on the Stock Exchange. The four former TH executives, aged between 50 and 60, including a Datuk Seri and a woman, were detained for alleged corruption. This act led TH to enter into a SR2.49 billion (RM2.72 billion) payment agreement with a Saudi Arabian company, causing TH a loss, according to The Star.

However, according to sources, only the CEO and the construction firm CEO, both Datuks, were arrested, while the remaining five suspects were released on SPRM bail due to health concerns. Two suspects were remanded for five days until August 19 following a directive from Judge Ahmad Afiq Hasan of the High Court in Putrajaya earlier in the morning.

This detainment is a result of SPRM's special task force investigation into the RCI TH report, which was released to the public via the Islamic Development Department's website on July 29. SPRM Chairman Abd Halim Aman confirmed these arrests, and the case is being investigated under Section 18 and Section 16(a)(A) of the SPRM Act 2009.