For the first time ever, a chief minister of Sabah has been taken to court over a civil claim of Misfeasance – in common language, corruption and abuse of power. “The Chief Minister of Sabah and the State Government unequivocally deny all allegations of misfeasance in public office,” the State Attorney-General, Brenndon Keith Soh, thundered in a statement calling the lawsuit “frivolous and vexatious”. In an apparent move to force residents out of the area, the Sabah state government intervened to ensure that water and services were cut off from the workers’ homes driving the majority to leave in a destitute state. Hajiji has shown himself most charitable to Syed Mokhtar, on the other hand, according to the SFI suits that have continued to hit the courts over recent weeks. Otherwise, this could happen to any other parties who have lands and licences which could be acquired under a so-called public interest.