{
  "id": 3264585,
  "title": "PAC perlu lengkapi siasatan, bukan tolak dapatan RCI TH, kata penganalisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/pac-perlu-lengkapi-siasatan-bukan-tolak-dapatan-rci-th-kata",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T11:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/25/pac-perlu-lengkapi-siasatan-bukan-tolak-dapatan-rci-th-kata-penganalisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Financial Monitoring Committee (PAC) should expand its investigation into the National Wealth Fund (TH) based on the existing findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI), rather than using it to refute its conclusions, according to political analyst Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri. He stated that additional investigation can be conducted if there are unaddressed issues, but the previous evidence should not be dismissed solely due to lack of political alignment. According to him, accepting or rejecting evidence based on its suitability with a political narrative may lead to a phenomenon known as the \"denial syndrome.\" While the PAC does have the role of monitoring and balancing the Parliament, it should not be used as a tool to reject a credible RCI conclusion. Instead, the PAC should complete the investigation, not replace or weaken it. He also discussed the proposal from Umno President Zahid Hamidi, who suggested that the PAC could conduct a follow-up investigation on TH management, instead of establishing a new RCI. The Setiausaha Agung Perikatan Nasional (PN) Takiyuddin Hassan agreed to this suggestion, provided it is brought to the PAC, but also supported the idea of creating a special body under the PAC's authority to investigate TH management from 2017 to the present. Meanwhile, PAC Chairperson Mas Ermieyati Samsudin confirmed that Zahid's proposal would be reviewed along with other committee members after the PAC session in Parliament the following day.",
  "summary": "Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri berkata siasatan lanjut PAC bukan mengulangi proses semata-mata untuk mendapatkan kesimpulan lebih ‘selesa’.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "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."
}