Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Jamil Khir Baharom has been urged to review the source of 1MDB funds used to sponsor 5,711 pilgrims on their haj since 2011.

Amanah Youth deputy chief Faiz Fadzil said this is in light of the seriousness of the revelations of alleged money laundering of 1MDB funds as revealed in the US Department of Justice (DOJ) forfeiture suits.

“As minister responsible for the management of the haj and religious affairs, Jamil Khir should call for an audit of the source of the sponsorship to ensure it is halal and clean, as free from any form of abuse or corruption.

“This is so that the practice of haj as sponsored by 1MDB is not negatively affected,” said Faiz in a statement today.

He said 1MDB did not have strong enough finances, and relied on riba (usury) as its model...