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VIPs and officials in crosshairs as MACC readies charges for multiple suspects in TH probe

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is moving to charge several individuals ove...

VIPs and officials in crosshairs as MACC readies charges for multiple suspects in TH 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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