{
  "id": 12341858,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T08:23:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "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 was arrested and detained for up to four hours on Saturday evening after arriving at SPRM Keningau office to give a statement. PETALING JAYA: A civil servant is being detained for alleged misuse of his position to validate 15 government projects worth around RM2 million. The detention order remained in effect for seven days, until October 12, after an application was made by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (SPRM) in the Keningau Magistrate's Court this morning. \"The male suspect was detained for approximately four hours on Saturday evening when he attended to provide a statement at the SPRM Keningau branch office,\" SPRM stated, according to Bernama. According to the anti-corruption agency, the 40-year-old male suspect is believed to have misused his position to certify the Certificate of Suitability for all government projects carried out by a company believed to be owned by his family members, between 2021 and 2024. Mohd Fuad Bee Basrah, SPRM's Sabah director, who approved the arrest, clarified that the investigation is being conducted 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",
        "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."
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