{
  "id": 5024052,
  "title": "[UPDATED]: No issue with pre-dissolution allocation, says MACC chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/updated-no-issue-with-pre-dissolution-allocation-says-macc-chief",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T05:26:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1524125/updated-no-issue-pre-dissolution-allocation-says-macc-chief"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman stated there is no issue with the pre-dissolution allocation of RM180,000 to Pakatan Harapan (PH) assemblymen in Negri Sembilan. He clarified that any policy introduced by a government in power, provided it doesn't violate the law or Federal Constitution, is valid. The allocation was announced on June 3, a day before the state assembly's dissolution on June 5, meaning the government that announced it was the legitimate one. MACC would investigate if a report was filed and evidence showed misuse of the allocation. However, the situation would differ if the allocation was announced after the dissolution, as a caretaker government can't introduce new policies binding the incoming administration. PH assemblymen and two former state officials were ordered to return their allocations following the dissolution on June 5; the Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim explained this was due to questions raised over the allocation.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: There is no issue with the allocation to Pakatan Harapan (PH) assemblymen being approved before the dissolution of the Negri Sembilan state assembly, says Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman.",
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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."
}