KOTA KINABALU : – KDM president Datuk Peter Anthony (pic) has reached the qualifying period to apply for parole, a reliable source confirmed.
The Daily Express had earlier learnt that Peter, a former State Infrastructure Development Minister jailed for three years and fined RM50,000 in March 2025 for falsifying documents, had been released on parole from Kajang Prison.
He is understood to have returned to Sabah on March 13, and at the time of his sentencing was the Melalap Assemblyman, with no by-election held as the state assembly was nearing the end of its term.
His conviction arose from a 2015 charge of forging a letter of support to help his company secure a maintenance and service contract at Universiti Malaysia Sabah in 2014, despite the contract having been awarded to another company through an open tender.
Meanwhile, Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) deputy president Wetrom Bahanda confirmed Peter’s release but declined to provide details.
According to a report by Daily Express, he is believed to have returned to Sabah on March 13 after serving part of the prison sentence previously imposed on him.
However, attempts to obtain feedback from the Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) have been unsuccessful as several of its leaders declined to comment, reportedly on the advice not to make any statements.
Other sources have indicated that Peter was seen with his daughter, Priscella Peter, at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA), further supporting claims that he has indeed returned to the state on that date.
In March 2025, Peter was sentenced to three years in prison and fined RM50,000 after being found guilty of falsifying documents related to maintenance and service contracts at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).
The offense involved the forgery of a support letter to assist his company in securing the contract in 2014, approximately ten years prior to his sentencing last year.
At the time of his sentencing, he was the Member of the State Assembly (ADUN) for Melalap, but no by-election was held as the term of the State Assembly was nearing its end.
As of now, the actual status of his parole release has yet to be officially confirmed by the relevant authorities.
He was found guilty by the Sessions Court in May 2022, with subsequent appeals to the High Court in April 2023 and the Court of Appeal in March 2025 dismissed.
