Bekas pegawai adat Sabah antara 4 direman kes rasuah jual tanah

A former Sabah land official among four individuals has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (SPRM) for allegedly soliciting and receiving a bribe of around RM900,000 to facilitate a land sale transaction in the state. The arrest came after the commission filed a petition in the Keningau Magistrate Court today.

PETALING JAYA: The four Malay men, aged between 30 and 60, were detained for a seven-day remand until Thursday. According to the sources, the remand order was issued by Magistrate Flavian Edward Henry following the commission's petition at the Keningau Magistrate Court. It is stated that all suspects, including two land brokers and a civil servant, were detained between 4 pm and 8 pm last night, when they appeared before the SPRM Keningau office.

Furthermore, preliminary investigation found that all suspects were accused of committing such acts in 2025. The former land official and the civil servant are believed to have received the bribe from the two land brokers in exchange for helping to expedite the land sale business controlled by both brokers. Preliminary investigation found that the land involved in the transactions belonged to someone else and was never offered for sale.

Mohd Fuad Bee Basrah, Sabah SPRM Commissioner, confirmed the arrest under Sections 17 and 18 of the SPRM Act 2009.