{
  "id": 8380250,
  "title": "SPRM rakam keterangan Mat Sabu berkait isu bekalan baja",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/sprm-rakam-keterangan-mat-sabu-berkait-isu-bekalan-baja-8380250",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T04:29:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/19/sprm-rakam-keterangan-mat-sabu-berkait-isu-bekalan-baja"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ketua Pesuruhjaya Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) Abd Halim Aman revealed that the statement of Mohamad Sabu, Malaysia's Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, and his deputy were taken on September 16th, one day after Sabu. The SPRM is investigating the shortage of steel in Kedah. Sabu's statement was recorded on September 16th while his deputy's was taken a day earlier. So far, 37 witnesses have been called and their statements recorded to assist the investigation that began on August 26th following the appointment of a company by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MFA). The investigation is ongoing and is expected to conclude within the next week or two, he said in a media briefing. SPRM will take further statements from witnesses to complete the inquiry under Section 471 of the Corruption, Punishment Act, relating to the use of false or fraudulent documents. At present, SPRM believes there is a criminal element and issues of maladministration in the case, but is focusing on the criminal aspect. They are focusing on the maladministration aspect first as they want to concentrate on the criminal element. However, I cannot comment further as the inquiry is still ongoing. Earlier, SPRM's preliminary investigation found that a company should have supplied 616,015 bales of steel, but only 333,655 bales had been supplied by this month, a shortfall of 282,360 bales. The investigation began after receiving a complaint regarding a steel supplier's failure to be appointed by MFA for the Padi Production Incentive Scheme (SIPP) in the Lembaga Kemajuan Pertanian Muda area.",
  "summary": "Ketua pesuruhjaya SPRM berkata 37 saksi telah dipanggil dan dirakam keterangan, dengan siasatan dijangka dapat dimuktamadkan seminggu dua lagi.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "SPRM rakam keterangan Mat Sabu berkait isu bekalan baja",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/sprm-rakam-keterangan-mat-sabu-berkait-isu-bekalan-baja",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:29:25.000Z"
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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."
}