An MP is being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) for allegedly using forged documents to obtain bank loans. It is learnt that the senior politician used forged ICs to obtain hundreds of thousands of ringgit from the banks to start businesses and buy property. The ACA is also investigating if he used forged documents or ICs to open shell companies to get government projects. Sources said he had been on the ACA radar for several months. They said several ACA officers from Putrajaya were in Kota Kinabalu last week to question the MP and seized documents from his office.

They recorded statements from several people linked with the politician. The politician is said to have been experiencing financial problems since 1995. However, he has managed to avoid any investigations by the authorities so far. It is believed that the ACA is also investigating if the politician used his influence to obtain government projects. ACA director-general Datuk Hamdan Mohd Said and ACA director of investigations Datuk Shukri Abdul could not be reached for comment. At least 20 politicians were investigated by the ACA in 2006 for various corrupt practices.