Tabung Haji RCI: Former minister remanded five days in Saudi Arabia hotel lease probe
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 2 — A former minister has been remanded for five days to assist investigations into a hotel lease...
A former Malaysian minister has been remanded for five days to aid investigations into a hotel lease issue involving the Malaysian Fund for the Hajj (TH) in Saudi Arabia. The remand, issued by Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah, extended from September 2 to September 6. The individual, in his 60s, was arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on September 1 and appeared at the MACC to have his statement recorded.
The case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009. The RCI Report on TH, released on July 29, highlighted numerous weaknesses in TH’s management and operations from 2014 to 2020, as well as listing problematic investments that required a forensic audit, including suspicious transactions and concealment of information.
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