{
  "id": 6264654,
  "title": "Former Tabung Haji chairman expected to be charged in court tomorrow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/former-tabung-haji-chairman-expected-to-be-charged-in-court-tomorrow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T10:19:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1528411/former-tabung-haji-chairman-expected-be-charged-court-tomorrow"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former Tabung Haji chairman is expected to be charged at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur. According to court listings, the man will be charged before judge Azura Alwi at 9am.\n\nThe Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained the man on August 26 to assist in investigations following issues raised in the Tabung Haji Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report.\n\nThe man, identified by The Vibes and Free Malaysia Today as a former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, was remanded for seven days and released on MACC bail. His case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.",
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    "outlets": 3,
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        "published": "2026-09-08T11:03:17.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-09-08T12:14:35.000Z"
      }
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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."
}