{
  "id": 10829257,
  "title": "Former Felda DG charged with cheating board over Jalan Semarak land transfer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/former-felda-dg-charged-with-cheating-board-over-jalan-semarak-land",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T01:54:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/30/former-felda-dg-charged-with-cheating-board-over-jalan-semarak-land-transfer/237069"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) DG Datuk Faizoull Ahmad was charged on September 30 at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur with misleading the authority's board of directors over a land transfer at Jalan Semarak in 2014. Faizoull, who was in charge of Felda at the time, denies the allegations. The charge claims that Faizoull concealed a power of attorney dated June 3, 2014, which allowed Synergy Promenade Sdn Bhd to transfer ownership of 16 Felda parcels to Synergy Promenade KLVC Sdn Bhd and Synergy Promenade Sdn Bhd. The deception led the board to approve the power of attorney, resulting in the land transfer despite the board's unawareness of the arrangement. The offence, under Section 420 of the Penal Code, carries a potential prison sentence of one to ten years and caning, along with a fine if found guilty.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — A former director-general (DG) of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) was charg...",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Felda DG Datuk Faizoull Ahmad charged on September 30",
    "Allegations of misleading board over 2014 Jalan Semarak land transfer",
    "Concealed power of attorney led to board's unawareness of arrangement"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This development puts Faizoull Ahmad at risk of serious penalties, including imprisonment and caning, if found guilty of misleading Felda's board of directors over the Jalan Semarak land transfer.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Former Felda chief pleads not guilty to cheating over land transfer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/former-felda-chief-pleads-not-guilty-to-cheating-over-land-transfer",
        "published": "2026-09-30T01:37:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Former Felda DG charged with cheating board over Jalan Semarak land transfer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/former-felda-dg-charged-with-cheating-board-over-jalan-semarak-land-10834285",
        "published": "2026-09-30T01:54:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}