- MACC has remanded three more individuals as investigations intensify into alleged misconduct uncovered by a special task force reviewing the findings of the royal commission of inquiry into Tabung Haji.
- The three men - a deputy general manager in construction, an occupational safety and health manager, and a project director of a property company owned by a statutory body - were detained over allegations that they conspired to misappropriate about RM450,000 in penalty notice charges.
- MACC has opened five investigation papers as part of the ongoing probe into the Tabung Haji RCI findings.
- A former CFO of a statutory body-owned company spent more than six hours giving a statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to assist in the investigation regarding findings in the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) Report on Tabung Haji.
- The trio allegedly colluded to commit the offence between 2017 and 2019, and were detained at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.
- MACC chief commissioner Abd Halim Aman confirmed the arrests and stated that the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.
- The remand order for the three suspects was issued by magistrate Ezrene Zakariah after an application by MACC at the Putrajaya magistrates’ court.
- Yesterday, the MACC arrested the former chief executive officer (CEO) and CFO of the statutory body-owned company in connection with the same case.
- The two individuals, aged 68 and 60 respectively, were detained on suspicion of abusing power in the process of purchasing shares of two plantation companies valued at RM370 million.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has intensified its investigation into Tabung Haji, remanding three additional suspects linked to alleged misconduct. The trio, including a deputy general manager, an occupational safety and health manager, and a project director, are accused of conspiring to misappropriate RM450,000 in penalty notice charges.2
The suspects, all in their 50s, were detained at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya and are being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009. They allegedly colluded between 2017 and 2019 to commit the offence. MACC Chief Commissioner Abd Halim Aman confirmed their remand for five days, which was ordered by magistrate Ezrene Zakariah.6
In a related development, a former chief financial officer (CFO) spent over six hours providing a statement to the MACC, assisting in the ongoing investigation into the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Tabung Haji. The statement session began at 10:30 am and concluded around 5 pm. The former CEO was absent due to health reasons.4
The MACC has now detained a total of five individuals in connection with the RCI report, including the former CEO and CFO of a statutory body-owned company, who were arrested for allegedly abusing power in a RM370 million share purchase of two plantation companies.9
“The three are a deputy general manager, an occupational safety and health manager, and a project director of a Tabung Haji subsidiary, all suspected in the RM450,000 misappropriation. Chief commissioner Abd Halim Aman said the case falls under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009; five people have now been held in the RCI probe.”
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