MACC asked to speed up graft probe involving Sabah assemblymen

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Datuk Seri Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN–Kinabatangan) has demanded an explanation on corruption allegations involving Sabah assemblymen.  He urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to update the public on the progress of the investigation, which began late last year.  Read more at https://bit.ly/3Qd9hUN  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I would like to invite Mr. Muhammad Kinabatangan.

00:03Thank you, Mr. President.

00:05Among other things,

00:06the Minister of Agriculture has advised the government and the whole of the government

00:10to be responsible to look at the interests of the people of Marhaen,

00:15including small farmers, farmers, farmers, farmers,

00:19and the elderly who work on the side of the road and so on.

00:23Where we see the cost of living in our country is increasing,

00:27and it is certain.

00:29And yesterday, the Minister of Agriculture has insisted that

00:34he will not leave this group.

00:36So the people outside the city, especially in Sabah,

00:39are very concerned about the government's decision

00:43to continue to defend the interests of the people of Marhaen

00:47and they can be compensated at one point later.

00:51Secondly, the Minister of Agriculture also touched on the issue of health.

00:57In Sabah, there is a hospital in Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu.

01:03The hospital in Sandakan is currently full of patients.

01:07It is already full of patients.

01:09There is a shortage of facilities,

01:12shortage of specialists.

01:14As soon as there is a chronic disease,

01:16it is sent to Kota Kinabalu.

01:18Appointment,

01:20if the patient is seriously ill,

01:21he will only get 3 weeks, 1 month, 2 months.

01:25If we go to an emergency,

01:27in Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu,

01:30our eyes will be filled with tears.

01:32We will see that it is full of patients

01:34who have been ill for a long time,

01:36not only their health, but also their illness.

01:39Therefore, I ask the government to consider

01:43to complete the hospital in Sandakan

01:47with specialists,

01:49and with this, there is no need to send patients from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu.

01:55There is no need for a shortage.

01:57Use it.

01:59Build a new hospital in Sandakan

02:01and also an additional one in Kota Kinabalu.

02:04Because it is no longer able to accommodate.

02:07If it is not able to accommodate, it will be full of shortages.

02:09Those who are a little sick,

02:10are already a lot of sick, my Lord.

02:12So this is what is happening

02:14at this time, I ask the government

02:17to consider to create a new hospital

02:21in these two regions.

02:23Third,

02:25what is the government's view

02:28regarding the wall bank

02:31which is a fund

02:33for Malaysia to reintroduce GST,

02:37increase individual income tax

02:40and reduce tax burden

02:42to low-income groups

02:45through targeted assistance

02:47and reddit recognition?

02:50Where recently, on February 5, 2025,

02:55the World Bank has insisted

02:57and proposed to the Malaysian government

03:00to reintroduce GST

03:03to reduce Malaysia's economic burden.

03:06So I ask the government

03:08to see this matter as a serious matter

03:12because with it,

03:14the insistence of the World Bank is certain

03:18that it will be able to strengthen

03:20Malaysia's economy

03:22internationally.

03:25Another issue is

03:27the Ministry of Education, my Lord,

03:29where

03:31the management of the Ministry of Education of Malaysia

03:35is an infringement and infringement of rights

03:38to the State Unions in Sabah,

03:41namely in the ICT project

03:44by the Ministry of Education of Malaysia,

03:46foreign companies from Sabah have been suspended

03:50since 2021

03:53and have lost Rp48 million in one year.

03:56This is a matter that the people of Sabah

04:00are not happy with this decision.

04:03And we see

04:05the size of such decisions

04:09which caused the people of Sabah to rebel

04:12and want to know

04:14what is actually being done by the allies,

04:18especially the Ministry of Education.

04:20If

04:22the ICT project is also given to foreign companies,

04:26of course the job opportunities

04:30cannot be provided

04:32to the people of Sabah,

04:34especially.

04:36And these foreign companies

04:40will not spend what they earn in Sabah,

04:44of course the economic seclusion will not happen in Sabah,

04:48and unemployment will continue to increase,

04:50and the State of Sabah will continue to be surrounded

04:53as a poor country in Malaysia.

04:57Of course, this sublime act must be seen

05:00by the Ministry of Finance,

05:02by the Ministry of Education,

05:05because it is a matter of discrimination

05:11and intimidation

05:13to the allies of the State of Sabah

05:17who are actually able to do this kind of work.

05:22Dato'y Pertua,

05:24one more thing,

05:26yesterday I agreed

05:30with my friend,

05:32Beluran,

05:34which is related to this new viral video.

05:38It's been almost three months, Dato' Pertua,

05:41but there is no decision.

05:43There is only one,

05:45where the SPRM stated,

05:47the police stated,

05:49the investigation has been carried out

05:51and has been handed over

05:53to the BPP.

05:57But yesterday,

05:59in Sabah Kelmarin,

06:01where one more thing,

06:03Malaysia now announces

06:05that there is a threat

06:07and also

06:10a suggestion from

06:12the respected

06:14Adun Sabah,

06:16also a minister,

06:18respected Dato' Arifin

06:20to negotiate with the whistleblower

06:22on the condition

06:24that it will return

06:26the exploration license,

06:28but on the condition

06:30to make it clear that

06:32money and discussion

06:34is not a source of corruption

06:36but a political drama.

06:39And related to my party,

06:41UMNO is also involved.

06:43I emphasize,

06:45as the chairman of UMNO Sabah,

06:47we are not directly involved

06:49in such negotiations.

06:51We are not involved with

06:53Rp 100,000, Rp 200,000, Rp 300,000,

06:55Rp 400,000, Rp 500,000,

06:57Rp 1 million.

06:59That's the job of the head of the GRS.

07:01They are the ones negotiating,

07:03they are the ones in power.

07:06We must investigate them.

07:08And yesterday,

07:10today, the respected Arifin

07:12made a police report

07:14that what was claimed by the whistleblower

07:16was false.

07:18Today,

07:20the whistleblower made a police report

07:22to Arifin

07:24that what was discussed

07:26was true.

07:28We, the people of Sabah,

07:30want to know

07:32until when

07:34this matter will be resolved.

07:36Is there any effort

07:38by the police,

07:40by the SPRM,

07:42to investigate this matter

07:44until the end of their lives?

07:46Or is there any element of corruption

07:48in this matter or not?

07:50If there is none,

07:52inform the people of Sabah

07:54that the investigation has ended

07:56and nothing has happened.

07:58That's it.

08:00If there is none,

08:02this matter will go viral

08:04until when?

08:06In the end, it will involve

08:08various parties.

08:10What should be investigated

08:12is a matter of negotiation

08:14to receive money.

08:16It's not a matter of controlling

08:20a mineral in Sabah.

08:22As far as I know,

08:24before a company

08:26was evaluated,

08:28its capacity

08:30to get

08:32this mining consistency

08:34was first evaluated by the Ministry of Finance.

08:36The head of the ministry

08:38knew about it.

08:40He was the one who wanted to pass,

08:42he was the one who failed.

08:44Why did he only know about it now?

08:46Why did he only realize it now?

08:48So, this is a matter

08:50that the people of Sabah are also confused.

08:52Unfortunately,

08:54they accused

08:56that the opposition party

08:58played a role.

09:00The opposition party

09:02that was discussed in the video

09:04was not the opposition party.

09:06The one who mentioned the hundreds of thousands

09:08was not Amno, not Warisan.

09:10The one who discussed the hundreds of thousands

09:12was the leader of JRS.

09:14And what we see,

09:16I can see

09:18the entire cabinet

09:20involved in the discussion.

09:22This is what the people are asking.

09:24That's why

09:26the people are asking

09:28is there an investigation?

09:32If there is no element of bribery,

09:34say that there is none.

09:36If there is,

09:38finish it.

09:40Because we can't bear it.

09:42The people of Sabah are suffering

09:44because there is no water supply until today.

09:46The electricity will be cut off 10 times

09:48once a week.

09:50Even the highway is like that.

09:52How can we live in this situation?

09:54We are entertained with videos

09:56and so on.

09:58It's shameful.

10:00I am a Sabah citizen.

10:02The people of Sabah are ashamed

10:04in this situation.

10:06It has never happened in the history

10:08of Sabah politics.

10:10The entire Anggota

10:12is involved in

10:14such humiliating videos.

10:16And if it's true,

10:18they did it.

10:20Ladies and gentlemen,

10:22there is no consultancy.

10:24What they dare to do, they dare to bear it.

10:26Why

10:28do we link all kinds of things?

10:30If it's claimed that

10:32they humiliated the people of Sabah,

10:34it has nothing to do

10:36with the people of Sabah.

10:38The one who is humiliated is the leader

10:40who did

10:42such shameful things.

10:44Therefore,

10:46we are asking

10:48the authorities

10:50to solve this issue

10:52immediately.

10:54It's impossible that it can't be solved.

10:56Because

10:58there is a gate order

11:00threatening

11:02the portals.

11:04If all the portals in Malaysia

11:06are given a gate order,

11:08our democracy will be finished.

11:10There will be no base

11:12for any party

11:14to spread

11:16any information

11:18to the world.

11:20Because everything has been blocked

11:22through the courts and so on.

11:24To me,

11:26this matter

11:28needs to be solved

11:30totally.

11:32We can't bear it anymore.

11:34Because as long as we bear it,

11:36all kinds of videos

11:38will be spread.

11:40Sabah is famous for

11:42all kinds of

11:44viral videos.

11:46So,

11:48the government can't do

11:50anything good to the people.

11:52They have to defend

11:54themselves by

11:56humiliating others.

12:00This is what we need

12:02to see in detail

12:04so that

12:06it won't continue

12:08until

12:10we know when it stops.

12:12As long as there is no investigation

12:14in total,

12:16this matter

12:18won't stop just like that.

12:24I urge

12:26the authorities

12:28to solve

12:30these viral videos.

12:32If there are any elements of corruption,

12:34then sue

12:36those involved in the court.

12:38If there is none,

12:40then inform the people

12:42so that Sabah won't be

12:44waiting for it to be solved.

12:48Even if they ask me,

12:50I don't know.

12:52Those who know are those

12:54who are responsible.

12:56Police, SPRM, those who

12:58hold the files, those who investigate.

13:00If it is investigated,

13:02there will be

13:04arrests.

13:06So, if there is an arrest,

13:08why is it not informed?

13:10Why is it delayed,

13:12delayed, delayed?

13:14Minister,

13:16we also speak differently.

13:18One person speaks differently.

13:20The other minister speaks differently.

13:22The whistleblower should

13:24go to the authorities,

13:26not to the court.

13:28But when they go to the authorities,

13:30they don't care.

13:34So, this is a serious matter.

13:36It is happening in Sabah.

13:38And it needs to be stopped.

13:40Because it is

13:42harming Sabah,

13:44harming the people of Sabah.

13:46Sabah is already a poor country,

13:48backward. Eight more regions

13:50are backward, poor in this country.

13:52Of course,

13:54with issues like this,

13:56it won't bring goodness

13:58to Sabah.

14:00And I, as the leader

14:02of Sabah,

14:04am concerned about this matter.

14:06I hope this matter is resolved

14:08in any way

14:10so that Sabah continues to progress,

14:12continues to prosper and can be protected

14:14for the fate of the people

14:16of Sabah itself.

14:18Thank you for your patience. I support.

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