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Umno heavyweight charged in Malaysian haj fund scandal as party eyes comeback

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Former Malaysian pilgrimage fund chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to abusing his position to secure a lucrative corporate post and influence a 193.5 million ringgit (US$47.5 million) investment by the fund. Azeez, 60, a veteran Umno Supreme Council member, is the highest-profile politician to be charged so far in the fallout from a royal inquiry into the state-run savings fund Tabung Haji. Wearing a purple police lock-up uniform and handcuffed as he stood in the...

First report: Malaysia Charges UMNO Leader With Graft Over Pilgrimage Fund — bloomberg.com, 6d