Tabung Haji probe widens: Four charged, former minister next in line

Following the public release of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), a series of legal actions and investigations have commenced, targeting various individuals implicated in the report.

Charges have been filed against four individuals, including TH chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim and former senior managers, while other former high-ranking officials have been detained and are aiding the investigation.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and other government agencies are actively pursuing the cases, reflecting a significant governmental response to address alleged mismanagement and corruption within the organization.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Less than two months after the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report into the management and operations of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) was made public, its findings have led to a series of investigations and legal action against individuals identified in the report.

As of today, four individuals have been charged in court, while several others, including former senior TH management personnel and a former minister, have been detained and remanded to assist investigations.

Those who have been charged are TH chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, former THP Bina Sdn Bhd Safety and Health manager Nasahruddin Ahmad, and former TH Properties Sdn Bhd deputy general manager Tengku Kamarolhisham Tengku Kamaruddin, who was also a former deputy general manager of THP Bina Sdn Bhd.

Alam Maritim Resources Bhd group managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer Datuk Azmi Ahmad was brought before the court yesterday.

The following is the chronology of the TH RCI:

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan said a decision on the proposal to make public the final TH RCI report would be discussed at a Cabinet meeting.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government was prepared to make public the final RCI report on TH in the near future to enable the people to know the findings of the investigation into allegations concerning the sale of the agency’s strategic assets.

The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) published the RCI report on the investigation into TH’s management and operational issues between 2014 and 2020.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stressed that anyone found responsible for losses incurred by TH based on the findings of the RCI report, which had been made public, would be brought to justice.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) formed a special team to review and scrutinise the TH RCI report made public.

The Attorney General’s Chambers took immediate action to examine the commission’s report.

MACC began its investigation, with eight officers deployed to the TH building.

MACC recorded the statement of a former chief financial officer (CFO) of a company owned by a statutory body for more than six hours to assist the investigation.

Police opened five investigation papers after receiving nine reports from Lembaga TH, its subsidiaries and members of the public concerning commercial crime cases, including matters raised in the TH RCI report.

The Inland Revenue Board (IRB), in a statement, said it had begun investigations into individuals identified.

The Dewan Rakyat convened to debate the TH RCI report.

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said the TH RCI report would be handed over to the authorities for a full investigation based on all findings and information contained in the report.

MACC detained seven individuals comprising a chief executive officer, a company director, a former company director and four former TH senior management personnel to assist investigations.

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), through the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID), opened five investigation papers involving TH.

A former TH chief executive officer was remanded for seven days to assist investigations into the alleged misappropriation of investment funds and shares from TH amounting to approximately RM190 million, following disclosures related to the RCI report.

MACC detained a former TH chairman and a former Treasury secretary-general to assist investigations.

The former TH chairman and former Treasury secretary-general were remanded for seven days.

MACC detained a former minister.

The former minister was remanded for five days to assist investigations into an issue involving the lease of a TH-related hotel in Saudi Arabia.

Nasahruddin was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with three counts of criminal breach of trust involving RM72,000 in penalty proceeds in connection with a proposed office complex development project in Putrajaya.

Tengku Kamarolhisham was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with three counts of abetting Nasahruddin in committing the same offences.

The former TH Board chief operating officer was scheduled to be charged at the Shah Alam Sessions Court, but the prosecution proceedings were postponed to Sept 24 as he is undergoing medical examinations and treatment for a heart condition.

The remand period for the former minister was extended by two days.

The former minister was released on bail.

Abdul Azeez was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for using his position to obtain the chairmanship of a company and persuading the TH Board of Directors to approve a proposed RM193.5 million investment in the company.

Before being brought before the Sessions Court on the MACC Act charge, Abdul Azeez and two former senior TH officers were first brought before the court for remand proceedings. He was remanded for two days to assist investigations into a cheating case involving the distribution of TH hibah under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

Police detained five individuals, including a former chairman and former chief executive officer of Lembaga TH, to assist investigations into cases involving the institution.

Azmi was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with two counts of cheating involving the daily rental rates of vessels.

Abdul Azeez was released after the police’s application to extend the remand period of the former Baling Member of Parliament to assist investigations under Section 420 of the Penal Code was rejected.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman said a former minister will be charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Monday in connection with an MACC investigation following the findings of the RCI report on TH.

He said the commission had recommended three charges against the individual under Section 403 of the Penal Code for dishonestly misappropriating property. — Bernama

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在皇家调查委员会 (RCI) 对朝圣基金局 (TH) 的调查报告公开发布后，一系列法律诉讼和调查随即展开，目标是报告中牵涉到的各界人士。

包括TH主席拿督斯里阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹·阿卜杜勒·拉希姆和前高级经理在内的四人已被提起诉讼，而其他前高级官员已被拘留并正在协助调查。

马来西亚反贪污委员会（MACC）和其他政府机构正在积极调查这些案件，这反映出政府对解决该组织内部涉嫌管理不善和腐败问题做出了重大回应。

吉隆坡，9 月 11 日讯——皇家调查委员会 (RCI) 对朝圣基金局 (TH) 的管理和运营情况的报告公布不到两个月，其调查结果就引发了一系列针对报告中提及的个人的调查和法律诉讼。

截至今日，已有四人被控上法庭，另有数人，包括前TH高级管理人员和一名前部长，已被拘留并还押以协助调查。

被指控的人包括TH主席Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim、前THP Bina Sdn Bhd安全与健康经理Nasahruddin Ahmad以及TH Properties Sdn Bhd前副总经理Tengku Kamarolhisham Tengku Kamaruddin（他也是THP Bina Sdn Bhd的前副总经理）。

Alam Maritim Resources Bhd 集团董事总经理兼集团首席执行官 Datuk Azmi Ahmad 昨日被带到法庭。

以下是 TH RCI 的时间线：

总理府（宗教事务）部长祖基菲里·哈桑博士表示，内阁会议将讨论是否公开TH RCI的最终报告。

首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣表示，政府准备在不久的将来公布皇家调查委员会关于TH的最终报告，以便人民了解有关出售该机构战略资产的指控的调查结果。

马来西亚伊斯兰发展局 (JAKIM) 公布了 RCI 对 2014 年至 2020 年间 TH 的管理和运营问题的调查报告。

首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣强调，根据已公开的皇家调查委员会报告的调查结果，任何被认定对TH遭受的损失负有责任的人都将受到法律制裁。

马来西亚反贪污委员会（MACC）成立了一个特别小组，审查并仔细审查已公开的TH RCI报告。

总检察长办公室立即采取行动，审查委员会的报告。

反贪污委员会展开调查，派出八名官员前往TH大楼。

马来西亚反贪污委员会（MACC）对一家法定机构所有公司的前首席财务官（CFO）进行了超过六个小时的问询，以协助调查。

警方在收到 Lembaga TH、其子公司和公众的九份关于商业犯罪案件的报告后，展开了五项调查，其中包括 TH RCI 报告中提出的事项。

税务局（IRB）在一份声明中表示，已开始对已确认的个人展开调查。

下议院召开会议，讨论TH RCI报告。

通讯部长拿督斯里法米·法兹尔表示，TH RCI的报告将移交给有关部门，以便根据报告中包含的所有调查结果和信息进行全面调查。

马来西亚反贪污委员会拘留了七人，其中包括一名首席执行官、一名公司董事、一名前公司董事和四名前TH高级管理人员，以协助调查。

马来西亚皇家警察（PDRM）通过商业犯罪调查部（CCID）对TH展开了五项调查。

前TH首席执行官被拘留7天，以协助调查涉嫌挪用TH投资资金和股份约1.9亿令吉的案件，此前RCI报告披露了相关情况。

反贪污委员会拘留了前国大党主席和前财政部秘书长，以协助调查。

前TH主席和前财政部秘书长被还押候审7天。

反贪污委员会拘留了一名前部长。

这位前部长被还押五天，以协助调查一起涉及沙特阿拉伯一家与TH相关的酒店的租赁问题。

纳萨鲁丁在吉隆坡地方法庭被控三项刑事失信罪，涉及与布城拟建办公综合体开发项目有关的 72,000 令吉罚款收益。

Tengku Kamarolhisham 在吉隆坡地方法庭被控三项教唆 Nasahruddin 犯下相同罪行的罪名。

前TH董事会首席运营官原定在莎阿南地方法庭受审，但由于他正在接受心脏病的体检和治疗，检方将庭审推迟至9月24日。

对这位前部长的还押期限延长了两天。

这位前部长获准保释。

阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹在吉隆坡地方法庭被控利用其职位获取一家公司的董事长职位，并说服TH董事会批准向该公司投资1.935亿令吉。

在因违反马来西亚反贪污委员会法令被带到地方法庭受审之前，阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹和两名前泰国慈善信托基金（TH）高级官员先被带到法庭接受还押候审程序。他被还押两天，以协助调查一起涉及根据《刑法》第420条分配TH慈善捐赠的诈骗案。

警方拘留了五人，其中包括 Lembaga TH 的前任董事长和前任首席执行官，以协助调查涉及该机构的案件。

阿兹米在吉隆坡地方法庭被控两项与船舶每日租金有关的欺诈罪名。

阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹获释，此前警方申请延长这位前巴林国会议员的拘留期限，以协助根据《刑法》第 420 条进行的调查，但遭到驳回。

马来西亚反贪污委员会（MACC）首席专员拿督斯里阿卜杜勒·哈利姆·阿曼表示，一名前部长将于周一在吉隆坡地方法庭被控与反贪污委员会的调查有关，该调查是根据RCI关于TH的报告结果进行的。

他说，委员会已建议根据《刑法》第403条对该个人提出三项指控，罪名是挪用他人财产，且该条款涉及不诚实行为。——马新社

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