{
  "id": 3498635,
  "title": "MACC arrests ex-TH chairman, ex-Treasury sec-gen in RCI report probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/macc-arrests-ex-th-chairman-ex-treasury-sec-gen-in-rci-report-probe",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/26/macc-arrests-ex-th-chairman-ex-treasury-secretary-general"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested a former Tabung Haji (TH) chairman and a former Treasury secretary-general on Thursday evening. The two men, both in their 60s, were apprehended at MACC's headquarters in Putrajaya around 4pm, according to a post on MACC's TikTok account. They are expected to appear before the Putrajaya Magistrates' Court the following day for a remand hearing. MACC Chief Commissioner Abd Halim Aman confirmed the arrests. This is the latest in a series of anti-graft actions by MACC, which previously detained seven individuals, including four ex-high-ranking TH officials, to help with their investigation into the royal commission of inquiry (RCI) report on TH.",
  "summary": "MACC chief Abd Halim Aman confirms the arrests of the two men at the agency's headquarters in Putrajaya at about 4pm.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED] Former TH chairman, ex-Treasury sec-gen detained in RCI probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/updated-former-th-chairman-ex-treasury-sec-gen-detained-in-rci-probe",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:57:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Ex-Tabung Haji chairman, former Treasury sec-gen arrested by MACC over RCI findings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ex-tabung-haji-chairman-former-treasury-sec-gen-arrested-by-macc-over",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:28:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "MACC detains ex-Tabung Haji chairperson, former Treasury sec-gen over RCI findings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/macc-detains-ex-tabung-haji-chairperson-former-treasury-sec-gen-over",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:29:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}