Sabah minister to face new charge in KL over alleged forged document

Sabah Infrastructure Development Minister Peter Anthony (left) being greeted by his supporters after claiming trial to money laundering charges in Kota Kinabalu on June 11.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah Infrastructure Development Minister Peter Anthony is expected to face a fresh charge at the Sessions Court here on Monday (June 22).

FMT understands that Anthony is expected to be charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code for allegedly “using as genuine a forged document”.

The maximum penalty for those convicted under Section 471 is two years’ jail, or a fine, or both.

However, the new charge is not related to the Risda land deal issue in Sabah.

Anthony was slapped with five money laundering charges amounting to RM8.75 million last week at the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court over this Risda land deal.

Another charge was filed against him on Thursday (June 18) for allegedly abetting a lawyer (Micheal Persius Ubu) for criminal breach of trust (CBT).

Ubu was taken to court to face two counts of money laundering charges of more than RM3 million as well as one CBT charge.

The Risda land deal was investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) between 2017 and 2018 and Ubu was not in Sabah when the agency sought his assistance in its probe. - FMT