Shafie arrives at Kota Kinabalu courthouse

Jason Santos, Radzi Razak Updated 6 years ago · Published on 20 Oct 2017 2:40PM · 0 Comments

SHAFIE Apdal arrived at the Kota Kinabalu courthouse at 2.20pm with police escorts for his remand hearing today.

The Parti Warisan Sabah president, who turns 60 today, was not in remand clothing as he had just been discharged from Queen Elizabeth Hospital 30 minutes ago.

Shafie, the former rural and regional development minister, was arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission after giving his statement pertaining to its probe into the RM1.5 billion in government funds allegedly siphoned off while he was a federal minister.

Parti Warisan Sabah supporters hold up banner wishing their president ‘happy birthday’ at the Kota Kinabalu courthouse today. – The Malaysian Insight pic, October 20, 2017.

He was arrested after nearly four hours of questioning at the MACC office in Kota Kinabalu.

Shortly after the arrest, Shafie was warded for high blood pressure late last night.

Outside, Warisan supporters were seen holding a banner wishing Shafie “happy birthday”. Amid shouts of “ubah Sabah”, the supporters also sang a birthday song.

Accompanying Shafie were Warisan secretary-general Loretto Padua Jr and deputy president Darell Leiking. – October 20, 2017.

Shuryani Shuaib (second from right) brings a birthday cake for her husband, Shafie Apdal, at the courthouse in Kota Kinabalu, today.– The Malaysian Insight pic, October 20, 2017.