Former Tabung Haji chairperson Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is scheduled to be charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court tomorrow under the MACC Act 2009.

According to court records, the former Baling MP will be charged before judge Azura Alwi at 9am.

On Aug 27, Azeez and a former Treasury secretary-general were each remanded for seven days, until Sept 2, to assist investigations following disclosures related to the royal commission of inquiry report on Tabung Haji.

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

The RCI report on Tabung Haji, published on the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia official portal on July 29, recommended, among other measures, a forensic audit to examine past investment decision-making that led to a significant decline in the institution’s asset value.

The RCI report, which examined Tabung Haji’s management and operations between 2014 and 2020, also identified investments requiring a forensic audit.

The report also found suspicious transactions and concealed information.

The RCI investigated issues involving Tabung Haji, drawing on findings by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and Roland Berger, but did not cover the restructuring and recovery plans being implemented at the time.

- Bernama

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