Summary
- Federal agency chairman to be charged on Oct 15.
- Case involves eight land plots in South Seberang Perai.
- Alleged below-market sale caused RM1.96 million in losses.
GEORGE TOWN, October 17 — A federal government-linked agency chairman is expected to face a corruption charge at the Sessions Court on Thursday over an alleged below-market land sale in Penang.
The man, in his 50s, is accused of abusing his position to facilitate the sale of eight government-owned land plots in South Seberang Perai in 2015.
Investigators allege the land was sold to a company linked to an associate, resulting in estimated losses of RM1.96 million.
The suspect, arrested alongside four others in August, is expected to be charged under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009.
