{
  "id": 3502801,
  "title": "Bekas pengerusi TH ditahan dalam siasatan berkait laporan RCI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bekas-pengerusi-th-ditahan-dalam-siasatan-berkait-laporan-rci-3502801",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/26/bekas-pengerusi-th-ditahan-sprm-dalam-siasatan-berkait-laporan-rci"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The former president of Tabung Haji (TH) and former treasurer of the Perbendaharaan, two men aged in their 60s, have been detained to assist the investigation into a report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on TH's management and operations. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) announced the arrest of the two men around 4 pm yesterday when they arrived at the SPRM office in Putrajaya. They are expected to be brought to the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court for a bail application tomorrow, according to a SPRM statement on TikTok. MACC Chairman Abd Halim Aman confirmed the detention. Previously, SPRM obtained a seven-day remand order for a former TH executive officer to assist the investigation. The court granted the men's remand until August 27, which is tomorrow. Earlier, SPRM detained seven individuals to assist the RCI investigation, including four former TH management executives. The RCI was established to investigate TH's management, operations, and assets from 2014 to 2020. Key findings include the claim that TH's true financial situation was not disclosed, including losses from problematic investments not recorded and the use of \"creative accounting\" methods to allow annual profit distributions. The commission also found financial problems in TH stemming from political interference in board member appointments, insufficient donations, and the Audit Department's weak audit evidence due to concerns over deposit confidence. The classified report led to police and SPRM investigations.",
  "summary": "Turut ditahan bagi membantu siasatan SPRM adalah bekas ketua setiausaha Perbendaharaan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}