Former minister to face MACC charges tomorrow
A FORMER minister is expected to be charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court tomorrow in connection with a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation. MACC, in a media invitation issued today, said it had obtained approval to prosecu...
Former minister Jamil Khir Baharom from the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) is set to face three charges over an investigation into the Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) according to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court, reported Bernama. The charges, according to MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman, are under Section 403 of the Penal Code for dishonest misappropriation of property.
The court hearing is scheduled for tomorrow at 9am. Jamil Khir was initially detained on September 2 and released on bail on September 8 after seven days of remand. He was previously required to give a statement to the MACC at their headquarters in Putrajaya as part of the investigations into the findings of the TH Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report.
This report, made public on July 29, highlighted management and operational weaknesses at TH from 2014 to 2020, identified several problematic investments that needed forensic audits, and referred to suspicious transactions and the concealment of information.
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