Sabah politician again!!!

Another Sabah high-ranking politician comes under ACA scrutiny

KUALA LUMPUR, Tues: Another high-ranking Sabah politician has come under the scrutiny of the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) for alleged bribery involving almost RM60 million.

Bernama learnt that the probe on the 48-year-old politician began after the Sabah ACA received 23 reports from a branch leader of a political party last month, pertaining to the matter.

It is learnt that the suspected politician was a former chairman of a housing development company.

Bernama learnt that the Sabah ACA had seized files and documents from the company recently, and recorded statements from several senior officers of the company to facilitate the probe.

It is learnt that the politician had influnced and bribed few senior officials of the housing development company to obtain housing projects under a construction company which he owned.

Bernama also learnt that most of the projects obtained by the politician did not meet the dateline upon completion. Some of them were stalled due to dire financial straits.

The said politician had also allegedly used his power to give sub-contracts to his proxies, which included some high-ranking politicians.

The proxies returned the favour by ’rewarding’ the politician with millions of ringgit.

The complainant in the case, who wanted to be identified only as Zul, said he had sent an official letter to the political party’s supreme council to take futher action against the errant politician.

“In the letter, I had clearly stated the offences committed (by the politician). I hope the ACA will conduct a fair probe into his wrong-doings which were committed since 2004,” said Zul.

Zul said he had also lodged a report at the Semporna police station early last month on the matter.

Bernama also understands that the complainant had made a statutory declaration at the Semporna Magistrate’s Court last month on his ACA and police reports. — BERNAMA


My Say:

When a similar reports was widely published in all the newspapers earlier this month, Labuan Member of Parliament Datuk Yussof Mahal responded openly declaring that `May be I am the one'.

Will the politician indicated in this latest report do the same?