Siasat TH hingga tempoh saya jadi PM, kata Anwar

The Royal Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (RCI) for Tabung Haji was established in 2021 to investigate the management, operations, and issues related to the assets of the institution from 2014 to 2020. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stated that the research on TH's management should not cease in 2020 but should continue until the end of his government, including examining events from 2021 to 2024 when he is leading the coalition government.

Anwar emphasized that the investigation should not stop at 2020, and the issues that arose in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 during his tenure as Prime Minister should also be investigated. He urged for open inquiry, stating, "Don't stop at 2020. Also look into what happened in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 while I am the Prime Minister.

Go ahead." The RCI TH finalized its report in July 2022 before it was classified and made public on July 29. Two former officials, Jamil Khir Baharom from the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) and Azeez Rahim, the former president of TH, were charged in court, but both denied the allegations. Jamil is charged with three counts of TH misappropriating assets worth over RM860.3 million between 2015 and 2017, while Azeez is charged with misusing his position to obtain a job with a salary of RM690,000 at a company 12 years ago.

Deputy Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi stated on July 31 that the cabinet agreed to extend the RCI TH investigation to cover the era of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) governments. Anwar also stressed that the decision to release the RCI report was not made solely by him, but rather decided jointly by the cabinet ministers.

"I presented my findings and questioned the Deputy Prime Minister and other ministers. Do you agree? Yes, you agree. When? Soon. But the condition is, it can be discussed in Parliament," he said. Anwar reiterated that deciding whether someone committed a wrongdoing and deserves to be charged lies with the prosecution and the law enforcement agencies, not the Prime Minister.

"I don't want to be involved in any steps that harm others because I understand the price of treachery. Those who are innocent will not be implicated when it goes to court, as the facts will decide," he added.