KOTA KINABALU: A former Sabah Water Department deputy director is expected to be charged on Wednesday (Dec 13). The former deputy director was among four key people investigated in connection with the massive corruption investigations that shocked the nation late last year. In Dec 29 last year, former Sabah Water Department director Awang Mohd Tahir Mohd Talib, 54, his wife Fauziah Piut, 51, and a state Finance Ministry advisor, Lim Lam Beng, 62, were slapped were separate charges at Sessions Court for money laundering. Lim was also a retired deputy director of the department. The former deputy director will be the fourth to be charged in connection with the case and comes a year after the three were charged following the launch of Ops Water on Oct 4.

Source: The Star December 12, 2017 15:00 UTC