Sabah minister Peter Anthony expected to face more charges

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's Cabinet minister Datuk Peter Anthony (pic) is expected to face more charges and it is in connection with a Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) contract.

The state Infrastructure Development Minister, who has already been slapped with six charges of money laundering linked to a 2014 Risda land deal last week, is expected to be charged in Kuala Lumpur with using forged documents for a RM42mil contract on Monday (June 22).

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He is expected to be charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code for allegedly "using as genuine a forged document," according to graft investigators.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been investigating the UMS case since 2017.

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Peter, a businessman turned politician, was charged with five money laundering charges worth RM8.75mil linked to the Risda land deal at the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court on June 9.

This was followed by another charge for abetting a lawyer, Michael Persius Ubu, who was also charged with criminal breach trust and money laundering worth RM3mil, in connection with the Risda deal on June 18.