Sabah Water chief's appointment unlawful, court rules

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Amarjit Singh's appointment is in violation of Section 3 of the Water Supply Enactment, says High Court. FMTNews

Amarjit Singh signing his appointment letter as the Sabah Water Department director last year.

It said the appointment of Amarjit Singh contravened Section 3 of the Water Supply Enactment 2003 which states that senior posts must only be filled by members of the public service. They said Amarjit was appointed due to his position in Warisan, the party leading the Sabah ruling coalition.He was detained in 2017 by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission together with party president Shafie Apdal, now the chief minister.When contacted, Yong said he would wait for the next course of action by the state government, adding that the state attorney-general chambers had not asked for a stay of the ruling.

 

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