KOTA KINABALU: Another Sabah politician has been summoned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to give a statement at the Sabah Federal Government Administrative Complex on Monday (June 23) morning.
It is learnt that the state assistant minister was called in as part of the ongoing investigation into a corruption case involving a mining prospecting scandal.
A source said that the politician, who is a state assemblyman and also a Member of Parliament, arrived at the MACC office at about 9am, accompanied by two lawyers.
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The source added that the politician is among several assemblymen expected to be charged at the end of this month.
Sabah MACC director Datuk S. Karunanithy declined to comment on the matter.
A state-owned investment arm company chairman, who was questioned by Sabah MACC for nearly four hours on Wednesday (June 18), is expected to be charged on June 30.
Also expected to be charged is a whistleblower known as "Albert", previously linked to the circulation of video clips related to the case.
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Earlier, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed that an assemblyman and a businessman had been detained under Section 16(b)(A) of the MACC Act 2009.
The alleged offences are believed to have occurred between 2023 and last year, involving the solicitation and receipt of bribes amounting to approximately RM200,000 in connection with the processing of mineral exploration licence applications.
Both individuals have since been released on MACC bail and are expected to be charged at the end of the month.
