Key facts
- Malaysia's anti-graft agency will charge a former minister.
- The charges are related to alleged corruption involving the country's haj pilgrimage fund.
Malaysia's Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) announced that it will charge a former minister over alleged corruption linked to the country's haj pilgrimage fund. The specific charges and the identity of the former minister were not immediately disclosed. The investigation is part of a wider effort by the MACC to combat corruption.