KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained a former chief executive officer (CEO) and a former chief financial officer (CFO) of a company owned by a statutory body over the alleged abuse of power involving the acquisition of shares in two plantation companies worth RM370mil.
The latest arrests were in connection with the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into Tabung Haji.
The two suspects, aged 68 and 60, were detained after giving their statements at the MACC headquarters here at about 6.30pm on Tuesday (Aug 4).
However, both were released later that same night for health reasons and are scheduled to return to the MACC headquarters at 10am on Wednesday (Aug 5) to continue having their statements recorded.
The arrests are part of an investigation by a special task force set up to review and examine the findings of the RCI into Tabung Haji.
The RCI report was made public through the official portal of the Islamic Development Malaysia Department on July 29, 2026.
When contacted on Wednesday, MACC Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman confirmed the arrests.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009 for alleged abuse of power.
