Ex-Tabung Haji chairman, CEO, CFO nabbed in police probe
Police also arrest two individuals still serving with the pilgrims fund as part of an Amla probe.
The former chairman, CEO, and CFO of Tabung Haji, a pilgrims fund in Malaysia, have been arrested by police according to Bukit Aman CCID director Rusdi Isa. The three former officials were detained in connection with the annual profit distributions, or hibah, for 2017. Two other individuals, who are still employed by Tabung Haji, were arrested as part of a money laundering investigation.
The suspects, all aged between 48 to 70, include three men and two women. Three of them have been remanded until the following day, while the rest will remain under investigation under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, until September 11. Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad confirmed the arrest of former Tabung Haji chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim and the other two senior officials.
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