KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The Pilgrims Fund Board has implemented 13 of the 17 recommendations proposed by the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) that fall under the responsibility of the statutory body.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Senator Dr Zulkifli Hasan said the remaining four recommendations under TH are still being implemented. These involve proposed amendments to the Tabung Haji Act 1995 and the scope of oversight by Bank Negara Malaysia and the Securities Commission Malaysia.
He said that in total, the RCI submitted 25 recommendations, with eight of them to be implemented by other parties.
He said that according to the investigation, the RCI found the Auditor-General was not firm during the audit process and believed that TH's Financial Statements for 2014 to 2017 should not have received an Unqualified Audit Certificate.
“Although TH's Financial Statements for 2014-2017 were granted an Unqualified Audit Certificate for 2017, the A-G included an 'Emphasis of Matter'. The RCI viewed the issues raised as more serious and argued they should have been stated as non-compliance, leading to a modified audit opinion.
“The RCI was also of the view that had the Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS) been fully applied, TH should have recorded a net loss of around RM1.4 billion for 2017, compared to the reported net profit of RM3.4 billion at the time,” he said in a written reply published on the Parliament website.
He was replying to a question from Datuk Seri Panglima Madius Tangau (GRS-Tuaran) on the TH RCI findings, the implementation status of the 25 recommendations, and when the full report and action matrix will be presented to Parliament.
Meanwhile, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said told the lower house of Parliament that between 2010 and July 2026, the courts issued discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) orders in 19 cases involving 12 politicians.
She said the information was based on records from the Chief Registrar's Office of the Federal Court of Malaysia (PKPMP), covering High Courts and Subordinate Courts nationwide.
Azalina said a DNAA order does not mean a person is fully cleared of the charges, as criminal cases do not have a limitation period, unlike civil cases.
“A person granted a DNAA can still be recharged with the same offence should the prosecution decide to do so based on the facts, evidence, and developments of the case,” she said.
She was replying to a question from Pang Hok Liong (PH-Labis) on the number of criminal charge cases involving politicians who received a DNAA from 2010 to July 2026.
-- BERNAMA