Semporna Forestry official and husband claim trial to corruption


KOTA KINABALU: A 51-year-old Forestry Department staff in Semporna and her husband claimed trial to different corruption charges at the Tawau corruption special Sessions court on Tuesday (Oct 26).

Operation administration officer Asmawati Ariffin, faced three different charges under the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 for abusing her position to obtain projects for her family and relatives on three separate occasions between January 19, 2016 until January 27 this year.

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