Veteran lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has volunteered to represent a whistleblower who claims to have evidence of bribery involving several assemblypersons from the ruling Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.

The case concerns allegations that these politicians received money to support the whistleblower’s application for a mineral exploration licence.

Shafee (above) has agreed to take on the case pro bono, emphasising...