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Malaysia Charges Second UMNO Leader After Pilgrimage Fund Probe
Source: Bloomberg
Legal & LitigationElections & Domestic PoliticsManagement & Governance
Malaysian authorities charged former minister Jamil Khir Baharom with allegedly misappropriating 860 million ringgit ($210 million) from the Tabung Haji Muslim pilgrimage fund. He is the second United Malays National Organisation leader charged over the fund within two weeks, escalating governance and political-corruption concerns.
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