Malaysian Premier Anwar’s Former Aide Charged With Corruption

A Malaysian court charged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s former aide on Thursday with accepting bribes to help several firms obtain mineral exploration licenses in the Borneo state of Sabah.

Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, 51, was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with four counts of corruption for accepting cash, furniture and electrical goods worth 176,829 ringgit ($42,933) from Tei Jiann Cheing on four different occasions from November 2023 till March 2024.