On a sarcastic note, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he accepts having his charitable deed of helping tahfiz students being classified as corruption and money laundering.

The former premier, who is scheduled to be questioned by the MACC tomorrow over the alleged misappropriation of a foundation's fund, noted how he had built a tahfiz school.

"I was only doing charity work to build a maahad tahfiz (tahfiz school) for students who have memorised 30 chapters of the Quran from all over the country, so that they can sit for the SPM and attain an al-Hafiz certificate as well as a Quranic studies diploma, which will enable them to further their studies at universities in the country and abroad.

"(This) investigation will be conducted on allegations of graft and Amla (Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001) concerning donations and my personal funding. All these funds in an account were managed by a law firm as a trust fund.

"I accept that my amal solleh (good deed) has been classified as receiving bribe and Amla," he said in a statement shared on Umno supreme council member Lokman Noor Adam's Facebook page.

In July, Zahid was questioned by the MACC in relation to Yayasan Akal Budi, a welfare foundation owned by his family members.

It was reported that RM800,000 from the foundation's funds were allegedly used to pay for the credit card bills of the Umno chief and his wife.

Zahid admitted that the funds were used to clear the credit card debt, but claimed that this was due to a mistake by his officer.

Yesterday, Malaysiakini reported that Zahid could be detained overnight when he turns up at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya and be slapped with charges on Thursday.