00:02Former Lembaga Tabung Haji Chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim is expected to be charged
00:08at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Wednesday under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
00:15Act 2009. A check of the court system showed that the former Baling MP is scheduled to appear
00:21before Judge Azura Alwi at 9am. Abdul Aziz and the former Treasury Secretary General
00:28were remanded for seven days from August 27 to assist investigations into disclosures
00:34in the Royal Commission of Inquiry, RCI, report. The investigation is believed to be under Section
00:4223, Subsection 1 of the M.A.C.C. Act, which relates to using office or position for gratification.
00:50Published on July 29, the RCI report examined Tabung Haji's management and operations between 2014
00:58and 2020. It recommended a forensic audit of past investment decisions that contributed
01:04to a significant decline in the institution's asset value. The report also uncovered suspicious
01:11transactions and instances of information being concealed.
