In a statement, MACC said Nizam will be charged on Friday with abuse of power, criminal breach of trust, and receiving bribes.

Hafizuddeain and his wife, Salwani Anuar, will be charged tomorrow with four counts each under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001, or Amla.

These charges will be filed in the Kuala Lumpur courts.

The anti-graft agency said Hafizuddeain will also be charged under Amla in the Shah Alam courts on Friday, while Salwani will face another Amla charge at the Jertih sessions court in Terengganu on Monday.

MACC also said investigations into two other senior armed forces officers are at the final stages and will be submitted to prosecutors soon for further action.

This follows MACC’s investigation into an alleged army procurement tender cartel, which has led to the arrest of several top armed forces officers, including Hafizuddeain.

The graft-busters are also investigating the owners of 26 companies connected to the contracts, saying that several companies had repeatedly secured high-value military contracts since 2023.

MACC had obtained a five-day remand order for 17 company directors suspected of paying bribes to senior army officers in exchange for supply and maintenance projects.

Hafizuddeain was put on leave as army chief last month after the corruption allegations surfaced, and he later applied for early retirement.

He was previously slated to take over as armed forces chief from Nizam.

Nizam had been on leave since Jan 1, several months ahead of his mandatory retirement in August.

He was appointed the 23rd armed forces chief on Jan 31 last year.