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.
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He urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to update the public on the progress of the investigation, which began late last year.
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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.