In a nation where the pilgrimage savings of millions carry both financial and spiritual weight, Malaysia's anti-corruption commission has detained a former minister in connection with a hotel lease deal that may have cost Tabung Haji — and by extension, its devout depositors — dearly. The arrest, made Tuesday in Putrajaya after the former official voluntarily appeared to give a statement, marks a significant escalation in a probe born from a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the fund's management. It is a moment that asks an old and difficult question: who watches over those entrusted to watch