{
  "id": 7219961,
  "title": "Ex‑minister Jamil Khir claims trial over RM860m Tabung Haji funds channelled into Saudi real estate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ex-minister-jamil-khir-claims-trial-over-rm860m-tabung-haji-funds-7219961",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T01:18:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/14/exminister-jamil-khir-claims-trial-over-rm860m-tabung-haji-funds-channelled-into-saudi-real-estate/235090"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Malaysian minister Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom has pleaded not guilty to three charges of dishonestly diverting RM860.3 million from Tabung Haji funds to a Saudi real estate company. The charges, filed in 2015, 2016, and 2017 while he was serving as minister for religious affairs, allege that Jamil Khir directed the fund to Al-Rawda Real Estate Development and Projects Management Co. Ltd. on three separate occasions amounting to SAR44.17 million, SAR250.04 million, and SAR471.85 million respectively. All three offenses fall under Section 403 of the Penal Code, carrying penalties of up to five years in prison, whipping, and a fine. Despite the prosecution seeking a higher bail amount, Judge Rosli Ahmad set Jamil Khir's bail at RM300,000, requiring him to surrender his passport and travel documents. The investigation into the case is part of the Royal Commission of Inquiry's examination of Tabung Haji's management and governance during Jamil Khir's tenure, which lasted from 2009 to 2018.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — Former minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Religious Affairs Datuk Seri...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Ex-minister Jamil Khir at KL Courts over Tabung Haji RCI report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ex-minister-jamil-khir-at-kl-courts-over-tabung-haji-rci-report",
        "published": "2026-09-14T00:22:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Former minister Jamil Khir appears in KL court over Tabung Haji RCI charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/former-minister-jamil-khir-appears-in-kl-court-over-tabung-haji-rci",
        "published": "2026-09-14T01:12:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}