00:02Lawyer Datuk Amir Hamzah Arshad said former Lembaga Tabung Haji Chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim
00:09was not charged with taking or misusing RM193.5 million in Tabung Haji funds.
00:17He said the amount referred to Tabung Haji's investment in Putrajaya Perdana Berhad
00:22and Abdul Aziz allegedly used his position to obtain the chairmanship of the company.
00:28Amir, who is representing Abdul Aziz in the case, said the charge against his client did
00:34not concern any alleged misappropriation of Tabung Haji funds for the benefit of his client
00:41or his client's family members. He also denied social media claims on money said to be held
00:47in Tabung Haji's accounts belonging to Abdul Aziz's wife and children. He said the savings
00:53held in the wife and children's accounts had no connection with the charge against Abdul Aziz
00:58in court. He said the money in the accounts had no connection with funds belonging to Tabung
01:04Haji. He said the accounts and funds had previously been investigated but never forfeited. He said
01:11the Royal Commission of Inquiry report on the pilgrimage fund contained no finding that Abdul
01:17Aziz had misappropriated TH funds for himself or his family. On Wednesday, Abdul Aziz pleaded
01:24not guilty to charges of using his position to secure the chairman post of Putrajaya Perdana
01:31Bahad with a 690,000 ringgit annual salary 12 years ago.
01:35The Royal Commission of Inquiry
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