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PUTRAJAYA - A former chief executive officer of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) has been remanded for seven days to assist the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation into the misappropriation of TH investment funds and shares worth approximately RM190 million, following revelations in the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on TH.
Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah issued the remand order, effective today until next Thursday (Aug 27), following an application by the MACC at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court this morning.
The man, who is in his 60s, was among the most senior figures to have held a top management position at TH. He is understood to have served as the institution's CEO from 2006 to 2016.
The MACC had previously detained and recorded statements from seven individuals to assist in the investigation, including a former CEO of a shipping company, a construction company director, a former company director and four former senior TH management personnel.
The former CEO arrived at the Putrajaya Court at 9.35 am today wearing the MACC's orange remand attire for the proceedings.
The RCI report on TH, uploaded to the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) official portal on July 29, recommended, among other things, a forensic audit into past investment decisions that contributed to a significant decline in the institution's asset value.
The 211-page report, which examined TH's management and operational issues from 2014 to 2020, also identified several problematic investments for further forensic audit.
The inquiry found evidence of suspicious transactions and concealment of information.
Among those named in the report were former Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom and Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusof Rawa, as well as former TH chairmen Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim and Tan Sri Md Nor Md Yusof.
Also mentioned were former TH chief executive officers Tan Sri Ismee Ismail and Datuk Seri Johan Abdullah.
The RCI's scope covered issues relating to TH between 2014 and 2020, with reference to findings by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY) and Roland Berger. However, it excluded the restructuring and recovery plans that were being implemented at the time. - BERNAMA
