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Malaysia's anti-corruption watchdog conducted an intensive six-hour interrogation of a former Tabung Haji finance chief over a controversial RM370 million plantation share purchase, as part of a broader investigation into alleged abuse of power.
A senior police officer in North Sumatra has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling nearly half of a 3.9 billion rupiah social assistance budget allocated to vulnerable residents, with a forensic audit identifying 1.9 billion rupiah in losses.
PKR secretary-general Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh has called for investigation and potential legal proceedings against individuals responsible for Tabung Haji losses uncovered in the Royal Commission of Inquiry report.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission remains custodian of RM114 million in cash and assets seized during the 2016 investigation into a former Sabah Water Department director, marking eight years of ongoing legal proceedings.