Sabah Mineral sues ex-CEO, businessman for fraud, conspiracy

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Its statement of claim alleges fraud and breach of trust by Jontih Enggihon, and a conspiracy with a businessman to manipulate the issuance of prospecting licences.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/06/sabah-mineral-management-sues-ex-ceo-businessman-for-fraud-conspiracy/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/06/sabah-mineral-saman-bekas-ceo-ahli-perniagaan-kerana-tipu-konspirasi/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #SabahMineralManagement #JontihEnggihon

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00:00Saba Mineral Management Sindiran Berhad is suing its former CEO, Jonteh Engihon, for

00:06fraud and breach of trust, alleging he conspired to manipulate prospecting licenses in favor

00:11of a businessman.

00:13The lawsuit claims Jonteh abused his position between June 2021 and August 2024 by fraudulently

00:18granting approvals and tampering with board meeting minutes to misrepresent that permissions

00:23had been given to the businessman's companies.

00:26SMM also accuses Jonteh of leaking confidential information in two online videos and accompanying

00:31articles published in November last year mixed with false statements to damage his reputation.

00:37The state-owned company alleges that Jonteh instructed the secretary and technical team

00:41to draft fraudulent letters approving licenses to the businessman's companies, which were

00:45later revoked by SMM's board in September 2023.

00:50Following this, the businessman allegedly confronted SMM's new CEO, Natasha Sim, to

00:55express his dissatisfaction and told her to convey a message to Saba Chief Minister

00:59Haji Jinnur that he was prepared to bring down the state government.

01:03SMM reported the duo to the police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, accusing

01:08them of conspiring to cause harm to the company and the Saba government.

01:12SMM is seeking multiple court declarations against Jonteh, including that he acted fraudulently

01:18and breached fiduciary duties, as well as general, aggravated and exemplary damages,

01:23the removal of the videos and articles, and an injunction preventing their republication.

01:28Jonteh previously denied any wrongdoing in the matter and announced plans to file his

01:32own RM30 million lawsuit against SMM and two others, citing a malicious conspiracy to injure

01:38his reputation.

01:41Dhanush Rajareza, FMT News.

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