Selangor Journal

TH SENIOR OFFICER IN REMAND FOR CORRUPTION

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PUTRAJAYA (Bernama) — A senior management officer of the Pilgrims Fund Board or Tabung Haji (TH) was ordered to be held in remand for four days to facilitate investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for alleged corruption.

The remand order was issued today by Magistrate Shah Wira Abdul Halim.

According to a source at MACC, the suspect, with the “Datuk” title, was alleged to have received gratification in the form of house renovation, costing RM400,000, from a contractor , who was awarded a project costing RM15 million by TH to carry out rebranding of TH branch offices.

He was called up by MACC yesterday and was arrested at about 8.35 pm yesterday.

— BERNAMA

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