Shafie vows action over Sabah graft scandal if Warisan forms state govt
Debating the 13th Malaysia Plan, the Semporna MP echoed concerns that so far only two assemblypersons have been charged, along with businessperson Albert Tei, who exposed the series of videos that implicated Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and over a dozen lawmakers.
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