{
  "id": 9482676,
  "title": "Bekas COO TH mengaku tak salah terima kos ubah suai rumah RM302,499",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/bekas-coo-th-mengaku-tak-salah-terima-kos-ubah-suai-rumah-rm302-499",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T03:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/24/bekas-coo-th-mengaku-tak-salah-terima-kos-ubah-suai-rumah-rm302-499"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mahkamah Sesyen Shah Alam affirmed the former Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Tabung Haji, Adi Azuan Abdul Ghani, is not guilty of three charges involving the receipt of valuable items, including renovation costs for three houses totaling RM302,499.27, nine years ago. The 56-year-old made his confession before Judge Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud. According to the charges, Adi, who was then COO of TH, is accused of receiving renovation costs for three houses from AG Reka Sdn Bhd's chairman Thamsulazri Ismail, which were deemed insufficient. The renovation costs amounted to RM235,866.58 for the house at Jalan Polo Air 13/58B, Seksyen 13, Shah Alam; RM50,698.74 at Jalan Sepah Puteri 5/20B, Kota Damansara, and RM15,933.95 at Jalan USJ Height 2/2A, Subang Jaya. The offense is alleged to have occurred on March 7, 2017, and all charges were made under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which prescribes a penalty of up to two years in prison, a fine, or both if found guilty of the offense. Deputy Prosecutor General Muaz Ahmad Khairuddin suggested a RM70,000 guarantee, but defense lawyer Wan Azwan Aiman Wan Fakhruddin requested it to be reduced to RM30,000 due to the financial burden on Adi's four children aged 12 to 25 who are still in school. The attorney also requested Adi's passport to be returned as he plans to undertake the pilgrimage, in addition to explaining that the accused needs heart-related medical care. The court then authorized Adi to be held with RM50,000 bail, requiring two guarantors, and ordered him to report to the SPRM office every three months, surrender his passport to the court, and refrain from disturbing witnesses. The court set a re-schedule for the case on November 25. Previously, the prosecution proceedings against Adi were delayed after he was admitted to the University Malaya Medical Center (PPUM) since August 31 due to heart-related issues. Adi had also been detained for four days by the SPRM in December 2018 to assist the investigation into the use of a subcontracted interior designer linked to TH for house renovation work.",
  "summary": "Adi Azuan Abdul Ghani didakwa terima benda berharga berupa kos ubah suai tiga kediamannya daripada pengarah sebuah syarikat.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bekas COO TH mengaku tak salah terima kos ubah suai rumah RM302,499",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/bekas-coo-th-mengaku-tak-salah-terima-kos-ubah-suai-rumah-rm302-499-9485019",
        "published": "2026-09-24T03:14:00.000Z"
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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."
}