Sabah minister Peter Anthony pleads not guilty to CBT charge


Peter (centre) waving to supporters after his graft charge at the Kota Kinabalu Court.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's Infrastructure Development Minister Datuk Peter Anthony has claimed trial to abetting a lawyer to commit criminal breach of trust (CBT) in a Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) land deal in 2014.

Peter, who was brought before Sessions Court judge Abu Bakar Manat on Thursday (June 18), was accused of abetting Michael Ubu to embezzle RM15,545,400 over a Risda land deal between July 22,2014 and Nov 19,2015.

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