Bekas pengerusi TH ditahan dalam siasatan berkait laporan RCI
Turut ditahan bagi membantu siasatan SPRM adalah bekas ketua setiausaha Perbendaharaan.
The former president of Tabung Haji (TH) and former vice-chairman of TH's Perbendaharaan were arrested to assist the investigation into the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the institution's management and operations from 2014 to 2020. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) announced the arrest of two men in their sixties at around 4pm on Tuesday when they arrived at SPRM headquarters in Putrajaya.
They are expected to be brought to Putrajaya Magistrate's Court for a bail application tomorrow, according to a SPRM announcement on TikTok. MACC Chairman Abd Halim Aman confirmed the arrest. Previously, SPRM obtained a seven-day remand order for the former TH executive officer to aid the investigation. He was allowed to be detained until August 27, which is tomorrow.
Earlier, SPRM arrested seven individuals to assist the RCI investigation, including four former senior TH management members. The RCI was established to investigate the institution's management, operations, and assets from 2014 to 2020. Key findings included the alleged concealment of TH's true financial situation, including undisclosed losses from problematic investments and the use of "creative accounting" methods to increase annual profits.
The commission also found that TH's financial problems stemmed from political interference in board member appointments, non-transparent benefactor payments, and the National Audit Department's soft-pedaling of audit findings due to concerns about public confidence. This classified report led to police and SPRM investigations.
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