RCI TH: Former minister remanded for five days

A former Malaysian minister has been remanded for five days starting today in connection with an ongoing corruption investigation linked to the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Lembaga Tabung Haji. The remand order was issued at the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The former minister was arrested yesterday at MACC headquarters in Putrajaya.