Civil servant held over alleged abuse of position in RM2mil projects linked to family firm
KOTA KINABALU: A civil servant has been remanded for seven days over allegations that he abused his position to certify completion certificates for 15 government projects worth about RM2 million.
A civil servant in his 40s has been detained for seven days in Kota Kinabalu after being accused of abusing his position to certify completion certificates for government projects valued at roughly RM2 million. The remand was granted by magistrate Flavian Edward Henry on Friday, following a MACC application at the Keningau magistrate's court.
According to the MACC, the civil servant is alleged to have certified certificates for projects executed by a company owned by a relative between 2021 and 2024. The man was apprehended around 4pm on Thursday while providing details at the Keningau MACC branch. Sabah MACC director Datuk Mohd Fuad Bee Basrah confirmed the remand, stating that the case falls under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009.
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