Hadi dakwa isu Tabung Haji jadi sasaran kerana jenama Islam

Hadi Awang, the President of PAS, has accused Tabung Haji, the annual pilgrimage fund, of causing harm to the image of Islam in Malaysia. He claims that the controversy surrounding TH has been amplified due to its Islamic name, which gives a negative impression of Malaysian Muslims. While Hadi acknowledges some misdeeds and misconduct within the finance sector, he argues that similar misconduct is more prevalent in other business sectors but remains hidden.

According to Hadi, the focus on TH's corruption is due to its Islamic reputation, which has become the target. He asserts that the good deeds of many individuals who contribute to Tabung Haji are overshadowed by a few corrupt individuals who aim to strengthen the Islamic Malay movement through their evil intentions. Hadi also compares the attention given to TH with the Pulau Pinang stranded fund scandal involving former Deputy Prime Minister Lim Guan Eng.

He notes that the Pulai Pinang case is only half-solved and rarely mentioned when the issue is brought up. The controversy surrounding the stranded fund case is currently ongoing in the Kuala Lumpur High Court. Hadi's remarks come after the government classified the RCI's report on TH, four years after the investigation into the institution's management, operations, and assets from 2014 to 2020.

Among the RCI's main findings is that TH reported a profit of RM3.4 billion in 2017, whereas it should have reported a net loss of RM1.4 billion according to proper accounting standards. The RCI also highlights creative accounting, unrecorded investment losses, and hidden gratuities. The RCI also documented political interference, inefficiency in governance, and lack of transparency, in addition to calling for a forensic audit of 14 long-standing investments.

Seven of the known investments reported a 100% loss. The SPRM has set up a task force to investigate potential corruption, misrepresentation, falsification of documents, abuse of power, and conversion of haram money. The police have opened five investigations, and a forensic audit has been conducted on the identified investments.

The special session of the Dewan Rakyat was held on August 11 to discuss the RCI report, but all PN MPs except six from Bersatu did not participate in the proceedings. Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the Finance Minister, received treatment during the session.