Sabah court dismisses Tei’s bid for committal proceedings against Hajiji
The Kota Kinabalu sessions court has dismissed businessman Albert Tei’s application to begin committal proceedings against Sabah caretaker chief minister Hajiji Noor.
Sabah Attorney-General Brenndon Keith Soh said sessions court judge Zaini Fishir made the ruling after hearing his submissions and that of Tei’s lawyer, Edward Paul.
Tei, who is at the centre of the alleged Sabah mining scandal, had filed the application under the Rules of Court 2012 to cite Hajiji for contempt, alleging that the state’s immigration powers were used to block his entry and prevent him from attending his corruption trial.
Soh, in opposing the application, argued that ROC 2012 only governed civil proceedings and not criminal matters, he said later in a statement.
Therefore, the application was…
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