{
  "id": 12341838,
  "title": "Penjawat awam direman bantu siasatan salah guna kedudukan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/penjawat-awam-direman-bantu-siasatan-salah-guna-kedudukan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T08:23:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/06/penjawat-awam-direman-bantu-siasatan-salah-guna-kedudukan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 40-year-old civil servant has been arrested for allegedly misusing his position to vouch for the readiness of 15 government projects worth around RM2 million. The arrest order, which lasted for seven days until October 12, was issued by Magistrate Flavian Edward Henry after a petition was submitted to the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Agency (SPRM) in the Keningau Magistrate's Court. According to SPRM, the male suspect, believed to be around 40 years old, was detained late on Friday evening and presented at the SPRM Keningau Branch office for questioning. The agency's spokesperson informed Bernama that the 40-year-old male is alleged to have misused his position to vouch for the readiness of all government projects carried out by a company owned by his relatives, between 2021 and 2024. Mohd Fuad Bee Basrah, the SPRM Sabah director who sanctioned the arrest, clarified that the case is being investigated under Section 23 of the SPRM Act 2009.",
  "summary": "Lelaki itu dipercayai salah guna kedudukannya sahkan Sijil Pengesahan Siap bagi semua projek kerajaan dilaksanakan syarikat dipercayai milik ahli keluarganya.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Penjawat awam direman bantu siasatan salah guna kedudukan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/penjawat-awam-direman-bantu-siasatan-salah-guna-kedudukan-12341858",
        "published": "2026-10-06T08:23:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}