{
  "id": 3854705,
  "title": "Former HR minister M Saravanan arrives at KL court to cheers from supporters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/former-hr-minister-m-saravanan-arrives-at-kl-court-to-cheers-from-3854705",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T00:44:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
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    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/28/former-hr-minister-m-saravanan-arrives-at-kl-court-to-cheers-from-supporters/232947"
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  "summary": "Former Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan arrived at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex today, accompanied by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers, and was greeted by dozens of supporters. He arrived in a multi-purpose vehicle at about 8:24am.\n\nSaravanan is expected to face charges stemming from allegations linking him to the issue of foreign worker recruitment during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022. According to the New Straits Times, he will be charged under Section 16 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act.\n\nThe politician, who was human resources minister from March 2020 to November 2022, has denied any involvement in the approval of foreign worker recruitment. In a letter to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Saravanan claimed that certain individuals were coerced into implicating him and that all applications were processed through the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Black-clad supporters gather as Saravanan expected to face corruption charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/black-clad-supporters-gather-as-saravanan-expected-to-face-corruption",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:43:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Former HR minister M Saravanan arrives at KL court to cheers from supporters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/former-hr-minister-m-saravanan-arrives-at-kl-court-to-cheers-from",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:44:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Saravanan looks dapper as he arrives at court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/saravanan-looks-dapper-as-he-arrives-at-court",
        "published": "2026-08-28T01:06:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}