RCI TH: Former minister remanded for five days
A FORMER minister has been remanded for five days to assist investigations into the hotel lease issue related to Tabung Haji (TH) in Saudi Arabia. The remand order, which ends this Sunday, was issued by Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah following an applica...
Former Malaysian minister Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom was held for five days, pending a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) probe into allegations raised in the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on the Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH). Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah issued the remand order based on a MACC application. Lawyer Hamidi Mohd Noh, representing Jamil, stated that his client had fully cooperated with investigators.
Jamil, dressed in orange lock-up attire, arrived at the court at 10:26am and was brought in an MACC van. He was arrested around 4:30pm yesterday after providing a statement at MACC headquarters, concerning the leasing of hotels in Saudi Arabia. The investigation falls under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009, which deals with soliciting or receiving gratification in a transaction.
Conviction can result in up to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of at least RM50,000. This arrest is part of a series involving former TH senior officials and corporate figures linked to the RCI report.
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