Jamil Khir charged with causing TH to dispose of RM860.3mil assets
KUALA LUMPUR: Former minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom was charged at the Sessions Court today with three counts of causing Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) to dispose of more than RM860.3 million in assets between 2015 and 2017.
Former Malaysian minister Jamil Khir Baharom appeared in court charged with three counts of causing the religious charity, Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), to dispose of over RM860.3 million in assets between 2015 and 2017. The 65-year-old, who served as the minister in charge of religious affairs, pleaded not guilty to all charges before Sessions Court judge Rosli Ahmad.
According to prosecutors, Jamil Khir allegedly transferred RM860,308,770.51 from TH to a company called Al-Rawda Real Estate Development And Projects Management Co Ltd. The charges also allege that Jamil Khir caused TH to transfer RM288,172,134.64 and RM529,194,561.87 to the same company. The alleged offenses took place at Khir's office at the Prime Minister's Department's religious affairs division and the Putrajaya Islamic Complex on April 3, 2015, December 14, 2016, and August 17, 2017.
Each charge carries a potential penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine, and caning under Section 403 of the Penal Code.
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