Businessman in mining bribery case barred from Sabah again, seeks to cite Hajiji for contempt of court


KOTA KINABALU: The businessman who accused senior members of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) leadership of graft has applied for a contempt of court order against caretaker Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor for allegedly ordering Immigration to block his entry into the state.

Albert Tei Jiann Chieng, who needs to enter Sabah for his trial in connection with the mining licensing scandal, has filed an ex-parte application to cite Hajiji for allegedly using state Immigration powers to block him from attending court here.

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