{
  "id": 11083590,
  "title": "Ex-UiTM Holdings CEO charged with CBT over RM37.37m meant for Pahang solar project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ex-uitm-holdings-ceo-charged-with-cbt-over-rm37-37m-meant-for-pahang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T02:08:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/01/ex-uitm-holdings-ceo-charged-with-cbt-over-rm3737m-meant-for-pahang-solar-project/237206"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former UiTM Holdings CEO, Azlizan Fadzil, has been charged with criminal breach of trust for misappropriating RM37.37 million designated for a solar project in Pahang, Malaysia. The charge, read to him in Sessions Court, alleges that Azlizan dishonestly misused the funds by making payments for non-intended purposes between February and October 2017, as reported by the New Straits Times. The charge carries a potential jail term of between two to 20 years, along with whipping and a fine upon conviction. Azlizan pleaded not guilty, and he was accompanied by family members in a wheelchair during the court appearance.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Ex-UiTM Holdings CEO charged with CBT involving RM37.37 mil [WATCH]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ex-uitm-holdings-ceo-charged-with-cbt-involving-rm37-37-mil-watch",
        "published": "2026-10-01T01:52:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Ex-UiTM Holdings CEO charged with CBT over RM37.37m meant for Pahang solar project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ex-uitm-holdings-ceo-charged-with-cbt-over-rm37-37m-meant-for-pahang-11085819",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:08:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ex-UiTM Holdings CEO claims trial to RM37.4mil CBT",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ex-uitm-holdings-ceo-claims-trial-to-rm37-4mil-cbt",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:13:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Ex-UITM Holdings CEO claims trial to RM37.37m CBT charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ex-uitm-holdings-ceo-claims-trial-to-rm37-37m-cbt-charge",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:43:55.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
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