Daily Express learnt that they can expect to be grilled into what they knew but failed to act or what role they may have even played or gained from the alleged conspiracy to defraud Sabahans of millions of ringgit in allocations for water production and distribution, resulting in widespread water shortages statewide till this day. The case into its eighth year is Sabah’s biggest corruption scandal and Malaysia’s longest due to numerous delays and interruptions.
Lim’s counsel Datuk Tan Hock Chuan, who raised the objections, claimed that some of the information in Teo’s witness statement were too remote with the dates stated in the charges against his client. Meanwhile, Sabahans expressed outrage over the allegations that the Department distributed its allocations among top officials and Sabah politicians. There are still rural areas in Sabah with no water supply, while urban areas suffer frequent supply disruptions due to old and faulty pipes and pumps.