Lawyer Michael Persius Ubu accompanied by MACC officers in the Sessions Court in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, today.
Michael Persius Ubu, 64, who was reported to have been engaged as an agent for Risda to purchase 6,768 acres of native land in Tongod in 2014, claimed trial to one count of CBT amounting to RM15,545,400. During mitigation today, Ubu’s counsel Zahir Shah said his client was unaware that he was a wanted man and that he was living abroad when MACC announced it was looking for him in January 2018.Zahir also told the court Risda would withdraw the police report against Ubu if he paid the RM15 million along with interest.
Sessions judge Abu Bakar Manat granted Ubu bail of RM1 million, with RM700,00 to be deposited immediately and the balance by next Monday, with his wife and son as sureties.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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