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Report: Sabah state minister among trio to be charged over alleged graft
A Sabah minister is reportedly among the three individuals who are expected to be charged in court over a mineral mining licence corruption scandal, which has rocked the state since an exposé last year.
Quoting sources, English daily The Star said the assemblyperson who is still serving in Chief Minister Hajiji Noor’s state cabinet would be called for questioning next week.
Summary
Sabah state minister is one of three expected to be charged over alleged corruption scandal.
Assemblyperson, whose identity is unknown, will be questioned next week.
A Sabah state minister is reportedly among the three individuals who are expected to be charged in court over a mineral mining licence corruption scandal, which has rocked the state since an exposé last year.
Quoting sources, English daily The Star said the assemblyperson who is still serving in Chief Minister Hajiji Noor’s state cabinet would be called for questioning next week.
However, the report did not reveal the identity of the minister.
Malaysiakini has reached out to MACC chief Azam Baki for comments on the claim and if there is any plan to charge other assemblypersons implicated in the scandal.
Azam recently announced that two Sabah assemblypersons and a civilian would be charged in connection with the said scandal.
The civilian was later confirmed as the businessperson who blew the whistle on the scandal. He will be charged in Kota Kinabalu on June 30.
Azam reportedly said that MACC received the instruction to charge the whistleblower after investigations allegedly found his active involvement in corrupt transactions.
The whistleblower had submitted a trove of videos, documents, and WhatsApp message screenshots to the MACC, allegedly implicating several assemblypersons in a mining scandal.
The businessperson claimed he paid bribes to the assemblypersons in exchange for mineral exploration licences, but decided to come forward after the licences were revoked.
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