KOTA KINABALU: A brief commotion occurred during the Gempur Rasuah Sabah 2.0 rally on Saturday after Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) students were accused of being paid to participate.
Led by Suara Mahasiswa Sabah’s Fadhil Kasim, hundreds marched through the city to demand action on corruption and long-standing water issues affecting their campus.
Protesters urged UMS to take legal action against the Sabah Water Department and called for a fully independent MACC with bipartisan parliamentary oversight.
window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []};googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.defineSlot('/22826383987/dailyexpress_inline', [1, 1], 'gpt-passback').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.enableServices();googletag.display('gpt-passback');});The rally remained peaceful despite the rain, with participants moving from Suria Sabah to Lintasan Deasoka.
The two-day event included forums and performances, with Fadhil pledging continued student activism for Sabah’s future.
Separately, the Gerakan Anak Muda dan Mahasiswa Anak Sabah (Gammas) reiterated its support for Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor’s leadership.
Gammas organiser Noridi @ Noraidi Maya praised Hajiji’s student aid programmes and his role in blocking an alleged “cartel” from dominating Sabah’s mineral sector.