Minister tells of bribery bid by candidate
Published on: Wednesday, September 23, 2020
By: Bernama
Credit: Malay Mail
Kota Kinabalu: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin claimed that an agent of a candidate contesting in the Sabah state election has tried to offer an inducement to the police to stay silent on the issue involving the statement belittling the sacrifices of the security forces in the 2013 Lahad Datu intrusion.He said that the inducement was offered to gain the support of the police personnel during the early voting today and that a report has been lodged to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over the attempted bribery.ADVERTISEMENT
“What kind of a candidate is he if he doesn’t care about the efforts to defend the country and the state? This kind of candidate is unworthy (of support). As a Home Minister, I love my (police) men,” he said.
Hamzah, however, refused to give details on the amount involved and whether the attempted bribery involved the policemen in Lahad Datu.
On Monday, a short video clip of the election campaign speech made by Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi, a former federal minister and Warisan candidate for Segama seat, went viral over social media after he belittled the security forces in Lahad Datu intrusion and called it a farce, causing anger among many quarters.
The Sabah people will go to the polls on September 26.ADVERTISEMENT
Meanwhile, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said they arrested two security forces personnel for allegedly receiving and distributing money for buying votes for a candidate in the Sabah state election, according to sources.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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The sources said that the MACC acted after the case was referred to it by the police.
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Sabah MACC director S. Karunanithy confirmed the arrests but declined to elaborate.