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The Philippine Department of Justice is examining potential criminal charges against government officials connected to a May 13 shooting at the Senate and Senator Ronald dela Rosa's escape from protective custody the following morning.
Sabah's new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters is 90% complete and expected to open by December, consolidating three separate offices into a single facility to strengthen the agency's operational capacity and independence.
A Malaysian Prisons Department personnel has been formally charged in connection with the death of detainee Gan Chin Eng at Taiping Prison in January. Five other staff members face internal disciplinary proceedings.
A court has observed that former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak demonstrated an absence of remorse regarding his involvement in the 1MDB scandal, instead attributing responsibility to others.