{
  "id": 5252754,
  "title": "TH: Madinah was given opportunity to testify before RCI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/th-madinah-was-given-opportunity-to-testify-before-rci",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:09:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1524850/th-madinah-was-given-opportunity-testify-rci"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Madinah Mohamad, former Auditor-General, has been given a chance to testify before the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) investigating the pilgrimage fund, Tabung Haji chairman Tan Sri Rashid Hussain has clarified. The chairman's statement refutes allegations that Madinah was not given an opportunity to testify before the RCI. Records of the proceedings show that Madinah was subpoenaed and was asked to appear before the RCI on June 3, 2022. The chairman also clarified that she had not been denied a chance to give evidence in person, as the RCI proceedings stipulated that each witness be examined individually. Madinah, who served as Auditor-General from 2017 to 2019, expressed disappointment over not being called to give evidence in person during the TH RCI proceedings, but she had previously stated that she was prepared to do so. Despite her absence, Rashid Hussain emphasized that Madinah was given the opportunity to submit written answers to 75 questions, which she submitted under a statutory declaration on April 1, 2022. These answers are now available in their records as a witness statement.",
  "summary": "BANGI: Tabung Haji chairman Tan Sri Rashid Hussain has dismissed claims that former auditor general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad was not given an opportunity to testify before the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the pilgrimage fund.",
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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."
}