Shamsul, Albert charged with corruption over mining licences; Albert's no hero - Rafizi

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Former aide to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Shamsul Iskandar Akin, has been slapped with four charges of taking RM176,830 in bribes from businessperson Albert Tei.He is accused of taking kickbacks in his capacity as Anwar's political secretary at the time, to help Tei's companies obtain mineral mining licences in Sabah.The Malacca PKR chief pleaded not guilty to all four charges, which were read out before judge Suzana Hussin.Tei later claimed trial to four charges for giving the bribes to Shamsul.Meanwhile, in a separate story, Rafizi Ramli has voiced disagreement with those who hailed Tei, the businessperson behind the Sabah mining scandal, as a “whistleblower hero”.However, the PKR lawmaker emphasised that, unlike Tei, the alleged recipients of the bribes are public office holders with a mandate from the people and they will never accept a situation where only the broker is punished while the people who took the money go free.___________________📌 Share this news! Join the Malaysiakini WhatsApp Channel now! https://mk.my/wa_mkiniTurn on notifications 🔔 or unmute the channel to receive news notifications immediately!—Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://bit.ly/3B3ztIa