Former TH chairman Abdul Azeez to face remand proceedings, charges today

Former Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) chairman, Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, was detained by the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department for proceedings under Section 420 of the Penal Code related to charges under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act.

He is scheduled to appear before the Sessions Court following remand proceedings.

This legal action stems from investigations initiated by revelations in the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report, which highlighted questionable investment decisions and transactions at TH between 2014 and 2020, resulting in significant asset value decline.

The report called for forensic audits and found instances of information concealment, but excluded assessments of ongoing restructuring and recovery plans.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Former Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim will be brought to the Sessions Court here this morning for remand proceedings under Section 420 of the Penal Code, his lawyer Datuk Abu Bakar Isa Ramat said.

Abdul Azeez was arrested by the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department yesterday afternoon before being taken to the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters.

“Police will apply for a remand order under Section 420 of the Penal Code,” he told reporters briefly at the lobby of the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex.

According to the court system, Abdul Azeez is also scheduled to be charged before Judge Azura Alwi at the Sessions Court here in connection with offences under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act.

On Aug 27, Abdul Azeez and a former secretary general of the Treasury were each remanded for seven days until Sept 2 to assist investigations following revelations concerning the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on the institution.

Both individuals were investigated under Section 23(1) of the MACC Act 2009.

The RCI report on TH that was made public on July 29, among other things, recommended a forensic audit to scrutinise how past investment decisions were made, which resulted in TH suffering a severe decline in the value of its assets.

The RCI report, which investigated TH’s management and operations from 2014 to 2020, also identified several troubled investments that required forensic audits.

The report also found suspicious transactions and concealment of information.

The RCI’s scope of inquiry covered issues involving TH during the period, with reference to findings by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY) and Roland Berger, but excluded the restructuring and recovery plans that were being implemented at the time. — Bernama

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朝圣基金局（TH）前主席拿督斯里阿都阿兹阿都拉欣被武吉阿曼商业罪案调查局拘留，并根据《刑法典》第 420 条进行诉讼，涉及马来西亚反贪污委员会（MACC）法令下的指控。

他将在还押候审程序结束后出庭受审。

此次法律诉讼源于皇家调查委员会 (RCI) 报告中披露的调查，该报告重点指出 TH 在 2014 年至 2020 年间存在可疑的投资决策和交易，导致资产价值大幅下降。

该报告呼吁进行法务审计，并发现了信息隐瞒的情况，但不包括对正在进行的重组和恢复计划的评估。

吉隆坡，9月9日——前朝圣基金局（TH）主席拿督斯里阿都阿齐兹阿都拉欣的律师拿督阿布巴卡伊沙拉末表示，他将于今天早上被带到地庭，根据刑法第420条进行还押程序。

阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹昨天下午被武吉阿曼商业罪案调查部逮捕，随后被带到当旺宜警区总部。

“警方将根据《刑法》第 420 条申请还押令，”他在吉隆坡法院大楼大厅简短地告诉记者。

根据法院系统，阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹还将在当地地方法院接受法官阿祖拉·阿尔维的审判，罪名是违反马来西亚反贪污委员会法令。

8 月 27 日，阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹和财政部前秘书长分别被还押七天至 9 月 2 日，以协助调查有关皇家调查委员会 (RCI) 报告披露的信息。

两人均根据 2009 年马来西亚反贪污委员会法令第 23(1) 条接受调查。

7 月 29 日公布的 RCI 关于 TH 的报告除其他事项外，建议进行法务审计，以审查过去投资决策的制定方式，这些决策导致 TH 的资产价值大幅下降。

RCI 的报告调查了 TH 从 2014 年到 2020 年的管理和运营情况，还发现了一些需要进行法务审计的问题投资。

该报告还发现了可疑交易和信息隐瞒情况。

皇家调查委员会的调查范围涵盖了该时期内涉及TH集团的问题，并参考了普华永道、安永和罗兰贝格的调查结果，但不包括当时正在实施的重组和复苏计划。——马新社

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