Ex-Tabung Haji chairman Azeez to be charged tomorrow
Former Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is expected to be charged at the Kuala Lumpur sessions court.
Former Tabung Haji chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, a former Baling MP, is set to face charges at Kuala Lumpur sessions court tomorrow, according to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009. The court e-filing system indicates he will appear before judge Azura Alwi at 9am.
On August 27, Azeez and a former Treasury secretary-general were detained for seven days, pending investigations into allegations related to the royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into the pilgrims’ fund. The RCI, which examined TH's management, operations and assets from 2014 to 2020, uncovered that losses from unsound investments were not properly recorded and that "creative accounting" was used to justify annual profit distributions.
The commission traced TH's financial issues to political influence in board appointments, unsustainable hibah (charitable donation) payouts, and the national audit department's decision to downplay its findings due to concerns over depositor confidence.
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