No zakat funds involved in RM230mil NGO case, says MACC

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MACC chief Azam Baki says the NGO received funds from various sources, some of which were intended for the needy, but were allegedly misappropriated by three people.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/04/22/no-zakat-funds-involved-in-rm230mil-ngo-case-says-macc  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/04/22/kes-seleweng-rm230-juta-tak-libat-institusi-zakat-kata-sprm  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00No zakat funds involved in 230 million ringgit allegedly misappropriated, says the Malaysian

00:06Anti-Corruption Commission, as three men, including an NGO deputy chairman, are at the

00:11center of the case.

00:12MACC Chief Commissioner Azan Baki said the NGO received donations from various sources,

00:18some meant for the needy, but the funds did not reach their intended beneficiaries.

00:23He added that some individuals misappropriated the money for personal gain, including purchasing

00:28luxury assets.

00:30The trio, detained yesterday, are on remand until Saturday, and are believed to have

00:34colluded in offenses between 2018 and 2024, with two of them being company directors.

00:40A source from MACC said the deputy chairman of the NGO allegedly transferred 230 million

00:45ringgit into his company's bank accounts for personal and investment purposes.

00:50MACC seized 18 luxury vehicles, including Porsches and a Mercedes-Benz, properties worth 11 million

00:57ringgit, other assets, such as luxury watches and cash, and froze 33 bank accounts holding

01:02120 million ringgit.

01:04Earlier today, Pertubuhan Ikram Malaysia suspended three members, with President Badli Shah Sambaharin

01:10saying the acts were individual, and that Ikram would cooperate with MACC.

01:16Dynastra Gereza, FMT.

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