Tabung Haji RCI: Design firm director arrested over RM300,000 ‘renovation bribes’
A design firm director has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission for allegedly providing RM300,000 in home renovations as bribes to a former Tabung Haji official. This arrest follows the declassification of a royal commission report into the statutory body.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing efforts to combat systemic corruption within Malaysian government-linked statutory bodies.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — A design firm director has been taken into custody for allegedly funding lavish home renovations worth RM300,000 for a statutory body’s former chief operating officer (COO) as a kickback to secure lucrative projects.
The arrest was triggered by a deep dive into the royal commission of inquiry report on Tabung Haji, which was declassified last week.
The suspect, a man in his 50s, was nabbed at 7.30pm yesterday while recording a statement at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters. He remains under remand until tomorrow, FMT reported.
“Preliminary investigations found that the suspect orchestrated these acts between 2014 and 2018.
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