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Malaysia to charge former minister over haj fund corruption
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PUBLISHEDSep 10, 2026, 12:35 PM
What the source reports
A former Malaysian minister overseeing religious affairs will be charged with corruption next week, the country’s anti-corruption agency has said, as authorities close in on once-powerful figures believed to have stolen from the nation’s haj pilgrim fund.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) confirmed on Thursday that Jamil Khir Baharom – who served as religious affairs minister under disgraced former…
Main source: SCMP
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