{
  "id": 7219058,
  "title": "Ex-minister claims trial to misappropriating RM860mil of Tabung Haji funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ex-minister-claims-trial-to-misappropriating-rm860mil-of-tabung-haji",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T01:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/14/ex-minister-claims-trial-to-misappropriating-rm860mil-of-tabung-haji-funds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Religious Affairs Minister Jamil Khir Baharom has pleaded not guilty to three counts of misappropriating over RM860.3 million in funds belonging to Tabung Haji (TH) between April 3, 2015 and August 17, 2017. Prosecutors allege that he transferred the funds to Al-Rawda Real Estate Development And Projects Management Co Ltd. The charges, under Section 403 of the Penal Code, carry a maximum penalty of a fine and up to five years' imprisonment upon conviction.",
  "summary": "Jamil Khir Baharom is accused of misappropriating the sum and transferring it to Al-Rawda Real Estate Development And Projects Management Co Ltd.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ex-minister claims trial to misappropriating RM860mil of Tabung Haji funds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ex-minister-claims-trial-to-misappropriating-rm860mil-of-tabung-haji-7220805",
        "published": "2026-09-14T01:02:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Jamil Khir accused of causing Tabung Haji to misappropriate RM860m, pleads not guilty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/jamil-khir-accused-of-causing-tabung-haji-to-misappropriate-rm860m",
        "published": "2026-09-14T01:02:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Tabung Haji RCI chronology: Jamil Khir among five charged since report made public",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/tabung-haji-rci-chronology-jamil-khir-among-five-charged-since-report",
        "published": "2026-09-14T05:53:48.000Z"
      }
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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."
}