Activist queries why no statements were taken from Pairin, Tan despite serious allegations: The Sabah MACC must answer
Published on: Monday, March 20, 2023
By: Sohan Das
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Lau said this in reference to the deposition made by 29th witness in the trial, Teo Chee Kong (right), the former Deputy Director of the State Water Department. Teo, in his statement, recalled that he had handed contributions to Tan (middle) from the third quarter of 2005 until the end of 2009 and to Tan’s successor, Pairin (left) from 2009 until 2016
LABUAN: The effectiveness of Sabah MACC is being questioned in the light of revelations in court in the State’s biggest corruption case that it had yet to ascertain the truth of serious allegations made against two former Sabah Ministers when they presided over the State Water Department.An activist, Lau Seng Kiat, said it is not fair for former Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan and former Deputy CM Datuk Raymond Tan to be shamed as having received kickbacks and Sabah MACC just let matters be.
“I would imagine that Sabah MACC would have immediately questioned or taken statements from both these leaders on whether the allegations made by their (MACC) own key witness in his sworn testimony had any basis.
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