SPRM to charge celebrity preacher with misappropriating over RM12 million
SPRM will charge a celebrity preacher who chairs an NGO with misappropriating more than RM12 million, the anti-graft body said on Tuesday. A secretary of the NGO will also face charges at the Seremban Sessions Court in…
Source: Astro Awani · August 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM · AI-assisted report
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KUALA LUMPUR, 26 AUGUST 2026 —
SPRM will charge a celebrity preacher who chairs an NGO with misappropriating more than RM12 million, the anti-graft body said on Tuesday. A secretary of the NGO will also face charges at the Seremban Sessions Court in Negeri Sembilan at 9am on Sept 9.
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The charges follow the April 22 detention of a freelance preacher by SPRM Negeri Sembilan for allegedly abusing power and misusing about RM12.3 million in NGO funds for personal gain, SPRM said in a media invitation.
As part of the investigation, SPRM froze 15 accounts—three private, three NGO and nine company accounts—with a combined balance of about RM16.5 million. Authorities also seized cash worth RM6,576, foreign currency including 95,568 Saudi riyals and SGD795, plus luxury items: three watches worth about RM5,000, three handbags worth RM3,000, five bracelets worth RM26,000, a ring worth RM2,000, a chain worth RM7,000, and 51 one-gram gold pieces worth about RM31,000.
The case has no direct impact on Malaysian markets or listed companies.