MACC: "Azeez Insisted On Wearing Purple Lock-Up Garb, Handcuffs To Court"
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MACC says the former Tabung Haji chairman was advised to change into normal clothes and told he did not need to wear handcuffs, but insisted on keeping both until the charge was read.
From the original report
Former Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim insisted on wearing the purple police lock-up uniform and handcuffs when he was brought to court today to face a corruption charge, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said.
The anti-graft agency said Abdul Azeez had been advised by MACC officers, the police personnel escorting him and his lawyer to change into normal clothes and that there was no need for him to remain handcuffed.
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- Sep 9, 2026
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