Civil servant, ex‑CEO plead not guilty to RM18,000 gold mining graft charges

In Kota Kinabalu, a civil servant, Robert Robin Millip, and former CEO, Chong Tzu Khen, pleaded not guilty to three corruption charges involving RM18,000 in bribes linked to facilitating gold mining operations in Sabah.

The charges against Chong fall under Section 17(b) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, while Robert is charged under Section 17(a) of the same act.

Both face penalties under Section 24(1) of the act, including up to 20 years imprisonment and substantial fines.

The court granted them bail, set conditions including monthly reporting to the MACC, and scheduled case management for October 27, with the trial set for January 2027.

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 28 — A civil servant and a former chief executive officer today pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to three corruption charges involving RM18,000 in bribes allegedly linked to facilitating gold mining operations in Sabah.

Robert Robin Millip, 60, then assistant director of the minerals division at the Sabah Lands and Surveys Department, is accused of receiving RM18,000 from Chong Tzu Khen, 69, who is charged with giving the bribes.

According to the charges, Chong allegedly gave Robert cash loans of RM10,000 in April 2024, RM3,000 in October 2024 and RM5,000 in October 2025 as an inducement to facilitate the company’s gold mining operations.

The three charges against Chong were framed under Section 17(b) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and are punishable under Section 24(1), which provides for a maximum 20-year jail term and a fine of at least five times the amount or value of the bribe, or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

Robert was separately charged under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009 with corruptly obtaining the three cash loans from Chong to facilitate the company’s gold mining operations, with the same penalties under Section 24(1).

Judge Andi Razalijaya A Dadi granted both men bail of RM8,000 each with two local sureties and ordered them to report to the nearest MACC office once a month, surrender their international passports and obtain court permission before leaving Malaysia.

The court also barred them from interfering with prosecution witnesses and set Oct 27 for case management, while the trial is scheduled for Jan 11 to 13, 2027. — Bernama

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在哥打基纳巴卢，公务员罗伯特·罗宾·米利普和前首席执行官张子健对三项贪污指控拒不不认罪，这些指控涉及与在沙巴州协助金矿开采作业有关的 18,000 令吉贿赂。

Chong 被控违反马来西亚反贪污委员会 (MACC) 2009 年法令第 17(b) 条，而 Robert 则被控违反该法令第 17(a) 条。

根据该法第 24(1) 条，两人均面临处罚，包括最高 20 年监禁和巨额罚款。

法庭准予他们保释，并设定了保释条件，包括每月向反贪污委员会报告，并安排在 10 月 27 日进行案件管理，审判定于 2027 年 1 月进行。

哥打基纳巴卢，9月28日讯——一名公务员和一名前首席执行官今天在哥打基纳巴卢地方法庭对三项贪污指控表示不认罪，这些指控涉及18000令吉的贿赂，据称与在沙巴州协助金矿开采作业有关。

60岁的罗伯特·罗宾·米利普（Robert Robin Millip）当时是沙巴土地与测量局矿产部门的助理主任，他被指控从69岁的张子健（Chong Tzu Khen）那里收受了18000令吉，张子健被控行贿。

根据指控，Chong 涉嫌于 2024 年 4 月向 Robert 提供 10,000 令吉现金贷款，于 2024 年 10 月提供 3,000 令吉现金贷款，于 2025 年 10 月提供 5,000 令吉现金贷款，以此诱使 Robert 协助该公司进行黄金开采作业。

对庄某的三项指控是根据 2009 年马来西亚反贪污委员会法令第 17(b) 条提出的，根据第 24(1) 条可予以处罚，该条规定最高可判处 20 年监禁，并处以至少为贿赂金额或价值五倍或 10,000 令吉的罚款，以较高者为准。

Robert 还因违反 2009 年马来西亚反贪污委员会法令第 17(a) 条，以不正当手段从 Chong 处获得三笔现金贷款，以便利该公司的黄金开采业务，而被单独起诉，并根据第 24(1) 条受到同样的处罚。

法官安迪·拉扎利贾亚·A·达迪准予两名男子各以8000令吉保释，并要求他们提供两名当地担保人，同时命令他们每月向最近的反贪污委员会办公室报到一次，交出他们的国际护照，并在离开马来西亚之前获得法院许可。

法庭还禁止他们干扰控方证人，并将案件管理日期定于10月27日，审判则安排在2027年1月11日至13日。——马新社

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