{
  "id": 6565773,
  "title": "MACC denies more Umno senior leaders will be arrested after 2026 assembly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/macc-denies-more-umno-senior-leaders-will-be-arrested-after-2026-6565773",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T08:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/10/macc-denies-more-umno-senior-leaders-will-be-arrested-after-2026-assembly"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has denied rumors that additional senior leaders of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) may face arrest following the 2026 Umno general assembly. MACC chief commissioner Abd Halim Aman stated that the anti-graft agency has no intentions to investigate or arrest any senior Umno officials next week. \"Sometimes, the public places more trust in assumptions and speculation,\" Aman added. Earlier reports suggested that another senior Umno figure was set to be questioned by the MACC after the assembly. Former Tabung Haji (TH) chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is currently aiding in a fraud investigation concerning TH hibah payments and is expected to be released later. Umno Supreme Council member Jamil Khir Baharom was arrested on September 1 to assist in the investigation into the leasing of a TH-linked hotel in Saudi Arabia, but he was released after seven days of remand.",
  "summary": "MACC chief commissioner Abd Halim Aman says the commission has no plans to investigate or arrest any senior Umno leaders next week.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "MACC denies more Umno senior leaders will be arrested after 2026 assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/macc-denies-more-umno-senior-leaders-will-be-arrested-after-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-10T08:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "PAS at Umno assembly: Friendly visit or ‘preview’ of next election?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/pas-at-umno-assembly-friendly-visit-or-preview-of-next-election",
        "published": "2026-09-10T08:39:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "MACC rubbishes report senior Umno leader to be called up after assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/macc-rubbishes-report-senior-umno-leader-to-be-called-up-after",
        "published": "2026-09-10T09:00:42.000Z"
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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."
}