{
  "id": 3495228,
  "title": "MACC detains former Tabung Haji chairman, Treasury sec-gen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/macc-detains-former-tabung-haji-chairman-treasury-sec-gen",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/126617/macc-detains-former-tabung-haji-chairman-treasury-sec-gen"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained two former officials of the Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) as part of its investigation into the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on the pilgrimage fund. The two individuals, who have not been identified, are expected to appear before the Putrajaya Magistrates’ Court tomorrow for remand proceedings. This development follows the remand of a former TH chief executive officer for seven days to aid MACC's probe into matters arising from the RCI report. The RCI report, which was made public on July 29, examined TH's management and operations from 2014 to 2020 and spans 211 pages. Following its release, MACC formed a special investigation team to scrutinize the findings, including TH's investments, contracts, agreements, meeting minutes and documents related to investment decisions. The investigation team has already conducted extensive work, opening 14 investigation papers, searching 28 premises and recording statements from 115 witnesses. The probe is being carried out for potential offenses such as corruption, misappropriation, forgery of documents, abuse of power and money laundering. The RCI was established due to concerns over a reported RM11 billion discrepancy between TH's assets and liabilities, as well as questions regarding the institution's compliance with laws governing its operations.",
  "summary": "THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained a former Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) chairman and a former Treasury secretary-general as part of its investigation into the pilgrimage fund’s Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report. Both are...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Tabung Haji governance crucial, with wider implications for domestic market – Akmal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/tabung-haji-governance-crucial-with-wider-implications-for-domestic",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:54:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}