{
  "id": 9482671,
  "title": "Former TH COO claims trial over renovation costs for 3 houses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/former-th-coo-claims-trial-over-renovation-costs-for-3-houses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T03:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/24/former-th-coo-claims-trial-over-renovation-costs-for-3-houses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former TH chief operating officer Adi Azuan Abdul Ghani has entered a plea in a court case involving three charges of receiving renovation costs totaling RM302,499.27 for three houses nine years ago. The charges, which fall under Section 165 of the Penal Code, allege that Adi, then TH's COO, received valuable items in the form of renovation costs from AG Reka Sdn Bhd director Thamsulazri Ismail. The renovation costs included RM235,866.58 for a house in Jalan Polo Air, RM50,698.74 for a house in Jalan Sepah Puteri, and RM15,933.95 for a house in Jalan USJ Heights, all of which were allegedly received on March 7, 2017.\n\nThe Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) initially proposed a bail amount of RM70,000 but defence lawyer Wan Azwan Aiman Wan Fakhruddin successfully appealed for it to be reduced to RM50,000 with two sureties. The court also ordered Adi to report to the MACC office every three months, surrender his passport, and refrain from contacting or interfering with witnesses. Adi retired last year and has been cooperating with the MACC since 2018. The court granted bail and imposed these conditions due to Adi's health issues, including a heart condition that required hospitalization in August 2018.",
  "summary": "Adi Azuan Abdul Ghani is accused of receiving valuable items in the form of renovation costs for the three houses from AG Reka Sdn Bhd director Thamsulazri Ismail.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Former Tabung Haji COO claims trial over RM302,499 renovation costs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/former-tabung-haji-coo-claims-trial-over-rm302-499-renovation-costs",
        "published": "2026-09-24T03:16:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Former TH COO claims trial over renovation costs for 3 houses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/former-th-coo-claims-trial-over-renovation-costs-for-3-houses-9485014",
        "published": "2026-09-24T03:46:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Former Tabung Haji COO Adi Azuan charged with receiving RM302,000 in house renovations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/former-tabung-haji-coo-adi-azuan-charged-with-receiving-rm302-000-in",
        "published": "2026-09-24T03:50:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Ex-Tabung Haji COO charged over RM302,499 in home renovation costs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/ex-tabung-haji-coo-charged-over-rm302-499-in-home-renovation-costs",
        "published": "2026-09-24T04:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}