More arrests in Sabah soon

> At least 5 civil servants to be nabbed over alleged graft

KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian AntiCorruption Commission (MACC) is expected to detain more than five officers from Sabah state government agencies to assist in investigations into a case involving corruption and misconduct.

Sabah MACC director Datuk Sazali Salbi said the group is expected to be detained in a special operation by end of the month before they are brought to court to be prosecuted.

He said his officers have devised specific strategies for the operation and are ready to call up several witnesses, including family members of the officers.

“By the end of this month, there will be arrests followed by prosecutions in the court for several officers from state government agencies. I will not name the agencies but I can tell you that more than five people will be arrested,” he said during the launching of the Jalur Gemilang campaign at the federal government administrative complex yesterday.

The ceremony was officiated by Sabah federal secretary Datuk Nor Rizan Mohd Thani.

Recently, Sazali said that two government agencies in Sabah were under the commission’s “radar” after state MACC officers discovered that there was a basis in their investigations that officers from both agencies were allegedly involved in receiving a huge allocation.