KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Less than two months after the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report into the management and operations of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) was made public, its findings have led to a series of investigations and legal action against individuals identified in the report.

As of today, four individuals have been charged in court, while several others, including former senior TH management personnel and a former minister, have been detained and remanded to assist investigations.

Those who have been charged are TH chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, former THP Bina Sdn Bhd Safety and Health manager Nasahruddin Ahmad, and former TH Properties Sdn Bhd deputy general manager Tengku Kamarolhisham Tengku Kamaruddin, who was also a former deputy general manager of THP Bina Sdn Bhd.

Alam Maritim Resources Bhd group managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer Datuk Azmi Ahmad was brought before the court yesterday.

The following is the chronology of the TH RCI:

July 22, 2026:

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan said a decision on the proposal to make public the final TH RCI report would be discussed at a Cabinet meeting.

July 23, 2026:

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government was prepared to make public the final RCI report on TH in the near future to enable the people to know the findings of the investigation into allegations concerning the sale of the agency’s strategic assets.

July 29, 2026:

The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) published the RCI report on the investigation into TH’s management and operational issues between 2014 and 2020.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stressed that anyone found responsible for losses incurred by TH based on the findings of the RCI report, which had been made public, would be brought to justice.

July 30, 2026:

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) formed a special team to review and scrutinise the TH RCI report made public.

The Attorney General’s Chambers took immediate action to examine the commission’s report.

July 31, 2026:

MACC began its investigation, with eight officers deployed to the TH building.

August 5, 2026:

MACC recorded the statement of a former chief financial officer (CFO) of a company owned by a statutory body for more than six hours to assist the investigation.

Police opened five investigation papers after receiving nine reports from Lembaga TH, its subsidiaries and members of the public concerning commercial crime cases, including matters raised in the TH RCI report.

August 7, 2026:

The Inland Revenue Board (IRB), in a statement, said it had begun investigations into individuals identified.

August 11, 2026:

The Dewan Rakyat convened to debate the TH RCI report.

August 12, 2026:

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said the TH RCI report would be handed over to the authorities for a full investigation based on all findings and information contained in the report.

August 15, 2026:

MACC detained seven individuals comprising a chief executive officer, a company director, a former company director and four former TH senior management personnel to assist investigations.

August 21, 2026:

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), through the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID), opened five investigation papers involving TH.

A former TH chief executive officer was remanded for seven days to assist investigations into the alleged misappropriation of investment funds and shares from TH amounting to approximately RM190 million, following disclosures related to the RCI report.

August 26, 2026:

MACC detained a former TH chairman and a former Treasury secretary-general to assist investigations.

August 27, 2026:

The former TH chairman and former Treasury secretary-general were remanded for seven days.

Sept 1, 2026:

MACC detained a former minister.

Sept 2, 2026:

The former minister was remanded for five days to assist investigations into an issue involving the lease of a TH-related hotel in Saudi Arabia.

Sept 3, 2026:

Nasahruddin was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with three counts of criminal breach of trust involving RM72,000 in penalty proceeds in connection with a proposed office complex development project in Putrajaya.

Tengku Kamarolhisham was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with three counts of abetting Nasahruddin in committing the same offences.

The former TH Board chief operating officer was scheduled to be charged at the Shah Alam Sessions Court, but the prosecution proceedings were postponed to Sept 24 as he is undergoing medical examinations and treatment for a heart condition.

Sept 6, 2026:

The remand period for the former minister was extended by two days.

Sept 8, 2026:

The former minister was released on bail.

Sept 9, 2026:

Abdul Azeez was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for using his position to obtain the chairmanship of a company and persuading the TH Board of Directors to approve a proposed RM193.5 million investment in the company.

Before being brought before the Sessions Court on the MACC Act charge, Abdul Azeez and two former senior TH officers were first brought before the court for remand proceedings. He was remanded for two days to assist investigations into a cheating case involving the distribution of TH hibah under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

Sept 9, 2026:

Police detained five individuals, including a former chairman and former chief executive officer of Lembaga TH, to assist investigations into cases involving the institution.

Sept 10, 2026:

Azmi was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with two counts of cheating involving the daily rental rates of vessels.

Abdul Azeez was released after the police’s application to extend the remand period of the former Baling Member of Parliament to assist investigations under Section 420 of the Penal Code was rejected.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman said a former minister will be charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Monday in connection with an MACC investigation following the findings of the RCI report on TH.

He said the commission had recommended three charges against the individual under Section 403 of the Penal Code for dishonestly misappropriating property. — Bernama