COMMENT | The long-running Sabah corruption scandal took a new turn when what could be the alleged chief perpetrator was cleared of wrongdoing in a highly politicised case ahead of the Sabah state election, which has to be held at the latest by early December.

It is too early for MACC chief Azam Baki to stop investigating the Sabah corruption scandal even if he inexplicably cleared Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor, an ally of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, of any wrongdoing.

It is also way too early to clear Hajiji of corruption involving mining prospecting licences when there are still so many things uninvestigated and the allegations of corruption have been substantiated with videos. Both Hajiji and Sabah politicians need to undergo continued investigation over this issue.

To fully understand the allegations and implications, it is necessary to run through a chronology of events as reported by Malaysiakini...