{
  "id": 5024061,
  "title": "[UPDATED]: Five-day remand for Jamil Khir in TH RCI probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/updated-five-day-remand-for-jamil-khir-in-th-rci-probe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T04:43:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1524104/updated-five-day-remand-jamil-khir-th-rci-probe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Malaysian minister Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom was held for five days, pending a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) probe into allegations raised in the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on the Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH). Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah issued the remand order based on a MACC application. Lawyer Hamidi Mohd Noh, representing Jamil, stated that his client had fully cooperated with investigators. Jamil, dressed in orange lock-up attire, arrived at the court at 10:26am and was brought in an MACC van. He was arrested around 4:30pm yesterday after providing a statement at MACC headquarters, concerning the leasing of hotels in Saudi Arabia. The investigation falls under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009, which deals with soliciting or receiving gratification in a transaction. Conviction can result in up to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of at least RM50,000. This arrest is part of a series involving former TH senior officials and corporate figures linked to the RCI report.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: Former minister Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom was remanded for five days until Sunday to assist a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission probe into issues raised in the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH).",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Former minister in court for remand over TH RCI probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/former-minister-in-court-for-remand-over-th-rci-probe",
        "published": "2026-09-02T02:36:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "RCI TH: MACC seeks remand of former minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/rci-th-macc-seeks-remand-of-former-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-02T03:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Tabung Haji RCI: Former minister remanded five days in Saudi Arabia hotel lease probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/tabung-haji-rci-former-minister-remanded-five-days-in-saudi-arabia",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:37:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}