KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The Pilgrims Fund Board (Tabung Haji) has implemented 13 of the 17 recommendations made by the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the statutory body that fall under its responsibility.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Senator Dr Zulkifli Hasan said the remaining four recommendations were 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 the RCI had submitted a total of 25 recommendations, eight of which were to be implemented by other parties.
According to Zulkifli, the RCI found that the auditor-general had not been sufficiently firm during the audit process and believed that Tabung Haji's financial statements from 2014 to 2017 should not have received an unqualified audit opinion.
"Although Tabung Haji's financial statements for 2014 to 2017 received an unqualified audit opinion, the auditor-general included an 'Emphasis of Matter' in the 2017 audit report.
"The RCI viewed the issues raised as more serious and believed they should have been classified as non-compliance, warranting a modified audit opinion.
"The RCI was also of the view that had the Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS) been fully applied, Tabung Haji should have recorded a net loss of around RM1.4 billion for 2017, compared with the RM3.4 billion net profit reported at the time," he said in a written reply published on Parliament's website.
He was responding to a question from Datuk Seri Panglima Madius Tangau (GRS-Tuaran) on the RCI's findings, the implementation status of its 25 recommendations, and when the full report and action matrix would be presented to Parliament.
Meanwhile, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said told the Dewan Rakyat that courts had issued discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) orders in 19 cases involving 12 politicians between 2010 and July 2026.
She said the figures were based on records from the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia (PKPMP), covering High Courts and Subordinate Courts nationwide.
Azalina explained that a DNAA order does not mean an individual has been fully cleared of the charges, as criminal cases, unlike civil cases, are not subject to a limitation period.
"A person granted a DNAA can still be charged again 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 responding to a question from Pang Hok Liong (PH-Labis) on the number of criminal cases involving politicians who had received DNAA orders between 2010 and July 2026.
