{
  "id": 5924061,
  "title": "RCI TH: Reman bekas menteri disambung 2 hari",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/rci-th-reman-bekas-menteri-disambung-2-hari",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T05:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/06/rci-th-reman-bekas-menteri-disambung-2-hari"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A former Malaysian minister, now 60 years old, has been detained for two days to assist the investigation of the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Agency (RCI) in connection with a report from the Royal Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (RCI) on the Hajj Fund (TH) issue in Saudi Arabia. The detention, which began around 4:30 PM on Tuesday, was issued by Judge Muhammad Bukhori Md Ruslan Zakariah following a request from SPRM. The RCI's chief, Abd Halim Aman, confirmed that the investigation is based on Section 16(a)(A) of the SPRM Act 2009. Previously, media reported that the man was detained around 4:30 PM on Tuesday when he provided a statement at the SPRM headquarters in Putrajaya, believed to be assisting the investigation related to the TH hotel expense issue in Saudi Arabia. He has been held in custody for five days until today.",
  "summary": "Perintah reman sehingga 8 Sept ini dikeluarkan Majistret Muhammad Bukhori Md Ruslan Zakariah.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "RCI TH: Reman bekas menteri disambung 2 hari",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/rci-th-reman-bekas-menteri-disambung-2-hari-5926654",
        "published": "2026-09-06T05:37:00.000Z"
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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."
}