Look into TH management under Madani govt too, says Anwar
The prime minister says there's nothing to fear if no wrongdoing was committed.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged a deeper investigation into the management of Tabung Haji (TH) not just up to 2020, but throughout the Madani government's tenure from 2021 to 2024. The Ismail Sabri Yaakob administration had already set up a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to examine TH's management, operations, and assets between 2014 and 2020, with the report released in July 2022 and declassified on July 29, 2023.
Former TH chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim and former religious affairs minister Jamil Khir Baharom have since been charged with corruption and have pleaded not guilty. Both are accused of misappropriating TH funds. Anwar emphasized that the decision to publicize the RCI report was a collective effort by the Cabinet and stressed that prosecutions are the responsibility of the relevant authorities, not him.
He further added that those found innocent will not be convicted, and the court's decision will be based on the facts presented.
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