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Malaysia’s Former HR Minister Charged with Receiving over US$270,000 in Bribes
Saravanan says two businessmen were forced to implicate him as the anti-graft agency prepares to charge a former minister under Section 16.
- On Friday, former Human Resources Minister M. Saravanan appeared at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court and pleaded not guilty to three graft charges involving RM1.097 million linked to foreign worker quota approvals.
- Prosecutors allege Saravanan received RM1.097 million in bribes from Vectica Resources director Tan Teck Lim between June and July 2022 to approve 1,000 foreign worker quotas for TYKB Engineering.
- Denying the allegations, Saravanan wrote to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim claiming the charges are "liar dan tidak berasas," asserting that authorities coerced witnesses to implicate him.
- Judge Azura Alwi set bail at RM450,000, requiring the Tapah Member of Parliament to surrender his passport and report to the nearest MACC office every three months until September 29.
- If convicted under Section 16, the MIC Deputy President faces a maximum 20-year prison term and fines of at least five times the bribe amount, as the legal process continues.
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MIC’s Saravanan says he is the ex-minister being charged tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Former human resources minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan has confirmed that he will be charged in the Sessions Court here tomorrow.The Tapah MP claimed that he will face charges stemming from a third-party statement linking him to the issue of hiring foreign workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022.Saravanan, who is also the MIC deputy president, claimed that the initial statement linking his name was made by an individ…
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