KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The Sabah Water Department director under investigation in a RM3.3 billion corruption case will return to work today as he has yet to be suspended, his lawyer said.
Local daily The Star reported the suspect’s lawyer PJ Pereira as saying that his client has yet to receive any suspension order and hence, he would clock in today as usual.
The official was released on bail yesterday after he was arrested on October 4.
The remand order for the deputy director, the deputy’s brother who’s a businessman, and a company accountant expires tomorrow, while the fifth suspect — an adviser to the Sabah Finance Ministry — was arrested early last week.
The five are part of a corruption scandal involving alleged kickbacks and money laundering of funds from RM3.3 billion in federal projects.
Investigators have seized over RM190 million in cash, valuables and property from the suspects, and questioned nearly 80 people as part of the case.
