Mat Sabu to take legal action against netizens over graft claims
Minister orders lawyers to serve letters of demand on owners of social media accounts claiming he 'escaped' action in the Kedah fertiliser supply probe.
Malaysian Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu, also known as Mat Sabu, is taking legal action against social media users who have made false accusations against him in connection with the Kedah fertiliser supply case. Mr. Sabu, who is currently facing investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), has instructed his lawyers to serve letters of demand to the account holders who have spread baseless defamatory allegations and malicious insinuations online.
In a post on Threads, Mr. Sabu emphasized the importance of responsible speech on social media platforms. He pointed out a Facebook post that claimed he had escaped action in the corruption investigation while the arrested individuals were merely contractors. The MACC's investigation revealed that a company had supplied only 333,655 of the 616,015 bags of fertiliser required by about 60,000 farmers in Kedah for the first crop of the 2026 season, leaving a shortfall of 282,360 bags.
The company, which was appointed by the ministry to supply fertiliser to farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority areas, has its managing director under remand. The MACC has also requested that Mr. Sabu and his ministry's secretary-general be summoned to assist in the probe. The minister has now ordered all organizations under his ministry to improve their governance to ensure lawful, transparent, and responsible management of public funds.
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