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MACC chief: Prominent figure may face charges over TH RCI probe

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman has not ruled out the possibility of a prominent figure being charged in court following the probe into the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH).

MACC chief: Prominent figure may face charges over TH RCI probe

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has announced the detention of eleven individuals in connection with the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on the Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH). MACC Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman disclosed the details during a press conference at the MACC headquarters today.

The detained individuals include a former TH managing director aged 61, a Putrajaya Perdana company director aged 59, a former Putra Perdana Construction Sdn Bhd director aged 61, a former TH chairman aged 60, a former Putrajaya Perdana Bhd director aged 69, the chief operating officer of Alam Maritim Sdn Bhd aged 67, a former TH senior general manager of haj affairs aged 65, another former TH senior general manager of corporate finance and services aged 58, another former TH senior general manager of corporate finance and services aged 59, a former TH legal advisor aged 60, and a former minister aged 65.

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