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Azam showing the seized items to media members. (SINAR PHOTO)

Media gathered outside the MACC headquarters from 10.10am as a senior Malaysian Armed Forces officer completed giving his statement to MACC for the second time in an ongoing investigation on Jan 12, 2026. (BERNAMA PHOTO)

The victim only received profits of RM1,000 once at the initial stage of the investment and failed to receive any further returns as promised. - 123RF photo for illustration purpose only

A former Malaysian army chief and his two wives arrived at the Putrajaya magistrate's court on Thursday for remand proceedings to assist investigations into a corruption case involving an alleged procurement tender cartel linked to the Malaysian Army.

Former army chief General Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan was seen arriving at the MACC headquarters at 3.10pm on Wednesday, accompanied by several individuals, before entering the building. BERNAMA FILE PIX

MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki - BERNAMA FILE PIX

A consultant lost RM690,500 to an online investment scam in November, Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said. Photo for illustrative purposes only - 123RF

The continuing exposure of corruption cases has further fuelled public frustration, with many Malaysians expressing exhaustion over repeated abuses of power by those in influential positions who continue to enrich themselves and their families. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

Lawyers push a trolley with boxes of court documents of jailed former prime minister of Malaysia Najib Razak during a court hearing where he seeks to land a ruling allowing him serve the rest of his six-year sentence under house arrest instead of in the Kajang Prison, at the Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 22. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

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