22-04-2025
Ex-association secretary to be charged for submitting fake documents to Sabah CM
KOTA KINABALU: A former association secretary has been arrested for allegedly submitting false documents in an application for a special allocation from the Sabah Chief Minister.
The Sabah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained the suspect, a man in his 50s, at 9.40am today when he arrived at the MACC office here to give a statement.
In a statement, the MACC said the man had requested an allocation of RM85,000, purportedly for the construction of an office for the association in the district where he was employed.
"The suspect, who is also a headmaster, is believed to have submitted falsified documents in his application for special funding to build the association's office in the district where he worked. He has since been suspended from duty.
"The suspect had previously faced eight charges at the Kota Kinabalu Special Corruption Sessions Court on May 21, 2024 under Sections 471 and 107(c) of the Penal Code. The trial is currently ongoing."
Sabah MACC director Datuk S. Karunanithy, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect is expected to be charged at the Kota Kinabalu Special Corruption Sessions Court tomorrow morning under Section 18 of the MACC Act.
