Sabah minister claims trial to abetting CBT involving over RM15.5m

Sabah Infrastructure Development Minister Peter Anthony today pleaded not guilty at the Special Corruption Court in Kota Kinabalu to a charge of abetment in a criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving the purchase of Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) land worth RM15,545,400 six years ago.

Anthony made the plea after the charge, framed under Section 109 of the Penal Code, was read out to him before Judge Abu Bakar Manat...