{
  "id": 3698999,
  "title": "MACC gets seven-day remand for former Tabung Haji chairman, ex-Treasury sec-gen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/macc-gets-seven-day-remand-for-former-tabung-haji-chairman-ex-3698999",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:44:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/27/macc-gets-seven-day-remand-for-former-tabung-haji-chairman-ex-treasury-sec-gen/232898"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Tabung Haji chairman and former Treasury secretary-general have been remanded for seven days by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as part of investigations into alleged corruption within the pilgrimage fund. The trio of suspects, all in their 60s, arrived at the Putrajaya Court Complex for remand proceedings on Thursday morning, accompanied by a heavy security presence. Both the former TH chairman and the former finance ministry secretary-general were apprehended at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya around 4pm on Wednesday. The MACC chief commissioner, Abd Halim Aman, revealed that the case falls under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009, which pertains to the misuse of office or position to solicit gratification. The arrests are a part of the MACC's intensified crackdown following the declassification of the royal commission of inquiry (RCI) report on TH's management, operations, and assets from 2014 to 2020.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — A politician who previously served as Tabung Haji (TH) chairman and a former Treasury secre...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "MACC gets seven-day remand for former Tabung Haji chairman, ex-Treasury sec-gen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/macc-gets-seven-day-remand-for-former-tabung-haji-chairman-ex",
        "published": "2026-08-27T07:44:52.000Z"
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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."
}