MACC: Abdul Azeez not freed of graft charges


PUTRAJAYA: Former Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim has not been cleared of corruption charges, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has stressed.

The commission said the statement by counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad that a financial analysis report had cleared Abdul Azeez of corruption charges was merely a submission in the Court of Appeal.

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