PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional will hold a special briefing next Monday on the declassified Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Lembaga Tabung Haji.
This comes after the party issued a letter to members that it would be holding the special briefing.
Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is expected to chair the meeting, which will take place at 5pm at Dewan Tun Dr Ismail, World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur.
According to a letter sighted by The Star, the briefing will come ahead of the special Dewan Rakyat sitting to debate the report, which was declassified and made public last week.
The invitation letter to the special Tabung Haji briefing to Barisan component parties, signed by Barisan executive secretary Datuk Mohamad Sahfri Ab Aziz, was extended to Barisan deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and other component party leaders including MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, MIC president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran, and other leaders, senators and MPs.
On July 31, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said a special parliamentary sitting to debate the findings of the RCI report on TH will be held on Aug 11.
The special sitting follows a Cabinet decision to declassify the report and allow enforcement agencies to conduct further investigations based on its findings.
The RCI report recommended a forensic audit into past investment decisions that led to a severe deterioration in TH’s asset value.
The report, which investigated TH’s management and operations between 2014 and 2020, identified several problematic investments that warrant forensic examination.
The commission also found evidence of suspicious transactions and the concealment of information.
Meanwhile, a special task force has been set up to review and examine the findings of the RCI report on TH’s possible offences, including corruption, criminal breach of trust, document forgery, abuse of power and money laundering.
Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said those responsible for any wrongdoing must face the full brunt of the law.
He said legal action should proceed through the proper prosecutorial and judicial processes.
A team of eight anti-graft officers has been deployed to the TH headquarters to begin investigations into the findings of the RCI into the pilgrimage fund.
On another matter, Umno has decided to postpone its annual general meeting scheduled for next week to Sept 9.
Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said in a statement yesterday that Umno’s four-day annual general assembly will run from Sept 9 to 12.
The assembly opens on Sept 9 with the president’s briefing, followed by the opening of the Wanita, Youth and Puteri assemblies, while the three wing assemblies continue on Sept 10, leading to the general assembly on Sept 11 and 12.
Party officials stated that the gathering aims to reinforce Umno’s commitment to Malay and bumiputra interests while strengthening internal unity.
