Former Tabung Haji COO claims trial over RM302,499 renovation costs
SHAH ALAM: Former Lembaga Tabung Haji chief operating officer Datuk Adi Azuan Abdul Ghani today pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court to three charges of accepting RM302,499.27 in renovation costs for three houses in 2017.
Shah Alam: Former Tabung Haji COO Datuk Adi Azuan Abdul Ghani appeared not guilty in a Malaysian court today, denying three charges related to accepting RM302,499.27 in renovation costs for three houses in 2017. The 56-year-old, who had been serving as a public servant for Tabung Haji, was accused of taking items worth more than they were worth, knowing the values were inadequate.
These amounted to RM235,866.58, RM50,698.74, and RM15,933.95 from Thamsulazri Ismail, a director at AG Reka Sdn Bhd. Adi Azuan was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which allows for up to two years in jail, a fine, or both upon conviction. His lawyer, Datuk Tania Scivettii, requested the court grant bail of RM50,000 with two local sureties, as well as conditions such as surrendering his passport and abstaining from interfering with witnesses. The court set a mention date of November 25.
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