Former minister detained over Tabung Haji royal commission report
Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency detained a former minister in connection with an investigation into disclosures from the Tabung Haji Royal Commission of Inquiry report.
- The suspect, believed to be in their 60s, arrived at the agency’s headquarters in Putrajaya to give a statement at about 4:30 p.m.
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency detained a former minister while investigating disclosures linked to the Royal Commission of Inquiry report on Tabung Haji.
The suspect, who is believed to be in their 60s, was detained at about 4:30 p.m. after appearing to give a statement at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters in Putrajaya.
The detention adds a former minister to the investigation connected with the report. The commission’s chief commissioner, Datuk Seri Abd. Halim Aman, was contacted about the case.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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