Former HR minister M Saravanan arrives at KL court to cheers from supporters

Former Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan arrived at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex today, accompanied by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers, and was greeted by dozens of supporters. He arrived in a multi-purpose vehicle at about 8:24am.

Saravanan is expected to face charges stemming from allegations linking him to the issue of foreign worker recruitment during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022. According to the New Straits Times, he will be charged under Section 16 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act.

The politician, who was human resources minister from March 2020 to November 2022, has denied any involvement in the approval of foreign worker recruitment. In a letter to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Saravanan claimed that certain individuals were coerced into implicating him and that all applications were processed through the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System.

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