{
  "id": 2118831,
  "title": "Four, including ex‑native affairs officer and civil servant, held in Keningau over RM900,000 land‑sale bribery case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/four-including-ex-native-affairs-officer-and-civil-servant-held-in-2118831",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:41:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/20/four-including-exnative-affairs-officer-and-civil-servant-held-in-keningau-over-rm900000-landsale-bribery-case/232086"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Four individuals, comprising a former native affairs officer and a civil servant, have been detained for seven days in Keningau, Malaysia, as part of a land sale bribery investigation, according to the Malay Mail. The suspects were arrested on August 19, 2021, and are being held to assist the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Sabah in their ongoing probe. The suspects were allegedly bribed by land brokers to facilitate the sale of a property worth approximately RM900,000. However, the investigation revealed that the land in question was not for sale and belonged to another individual. All four suspects, aged between their 30s and 60s, were arrested at the MACC Keningau office between 4pm and 8pm on August 19, 2021. MACC Sabah director Datuk Mohd Fuad Bee Basrah confirmed their arrests and stated that the case is being investigated under Sections 17 and 18 of the MACC Act 2009.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Four, including ex‑native affairs officer and civil servant, held in Keningau over RM900,000 land‑sale bribery case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/four-including-ex-native-affairs-officer-and-civil-servant-held-in",
        "published": "2026-08-20T10:41:39.000Z"
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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."
}