{
  "id": 3251502,
  "title": "Bersatu man apologises to Hamzah over Tabung Haji post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/bersatu-man-apologises-to-hamzah-over-tabung-haji-post-3251502",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T11:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/25/bersatu-man-apologises-to-hamzah-over-tabung-haji-post"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a Facebook post, Masjid Tanah Bersatu information chief Rodzi Mat Rejab published an allegedly defamatory claim about opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin in connection with Tabung Haji. The opposition leader's lawyers subsequently sent a letter of demand to Rodzi over the post. Rodzi acknowledged that he had republished the claim without proper verification, and that he took full responsibility for the post, which could have caused misunderstandings about Hamzah. He expressed no intention of tarnishing the dignity, reputation or credibility of anyone. Rodzi has since deleted the post and acknowledged that it was based on information from other social media accounts, but that he remained equally responsible for republishing it. He acknowledged that other legal processes were ongoing, and said he would leave them to the authorities to handle.",
  "summary": "Masjid Tanah Bersatu information chief Rodzi Mat Rejab accepts responsibility for publishing an allegedly defamatory claim against the Wawasan president without verifying it.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Ex-auditor-general defends Tabung Haji audit, says no evidence of theft found",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/ex-auditor-general-defends-tabung-haji-audit-says-no-evidence-of",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:45:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bersatu man apologises to Hamzah over Tabung Haji post",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/bersatu-man-apologises-to-hamzah-over-tabung-haji-post",
        "published": "2026-08-25T11:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}