KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan assemblymen have sent a memorandum to the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) here to demand an update on the mining scandal allegedly involving state leaders.
The eight assemblymen, led by Kepayan’s Chin Tek Ming, want the MACC to explain the delay in its investigations into the case, despite videos and other proof they had to profer charges.
He said that they were concerned with the deafening silence from the MACC, adding that since the scandal was revealed to the public, only two out of the said eight state leaders were charged in court.
“The most recent news article coming from the MACC was a statement made by its Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki on Nov 28, 2025, announcing that the graft agency had detained three individuals involved in the mining scandal,” he said after handing over the memorandum to the Sabah MACC office on Friday (March 27).
Chin said prior to this detention, it was widely reported that the number of people implicated in the scandal had reached 15, including the speaker of Sabah legislative assembly and several politicians.
Since the revelation, however, only two assemblymen at the time, who had allegedly received bribes, and the whistleblower had been charged, he said.
Apart from Chin, others who are asking for answers regarding this case are Tanjung Aru assemblyman Datuk Junz Wong, Azhar Matussin (Darau), Jamil Hamzah (Bugaya), Tham Yun Fook (Likas), Edna Majimbun (Inanam), Loi Kok Liang (Api-Api) and Samuel Wong (Luyang)
They issued a joint statement stating that since November 2024, a series of video recordings implicating Sabah politicians involved in corrupt practices had been uploaded on social media and widely circulated.
They said this created a public outcry and that a scandal of such magnitude involving so many political figures has never been seen in this country before.
“Sabah is best known for its vastly rich natural resources, but poor infrastructure and lack of development suggests that corruption has deeply hampered the state's progress,” they said.
“The mining scandal has no doubt exacerbated the erosion of public confidence in the state administration,” they said, adding that as an anti-graft agency, the MACC is placed under scrutiny to restore public confidence by carrying out investigations independently and efficiently.
