Musa and Jamal still on police radar, says Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities have former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman and Sg Besar Umno division chief Datuk Seri Jamal Yunos, who are believed to have left the country, in their crosshairs.

Bukit Aman has contacted Indon­esian authorities for help in tracking down Jamal, who is believed to be in Indonesia.

Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he would ensure Jamal was brought to justice.

“If it was up to me, I would want him arrested today. We have contacted the Indonesian authorities and every effort is being made to track him down,” Muhyiddin told a press conference during his working visit to Bukit Aman yesterday.

Jamal fled police custody after failing to complete his bail process two weeks ago.

An arrest warrant was issued for him last Friday for the offence of escaping or resisting police custody.

Jamal had earlier promised to present himself to the police on May 30, but failed to do so.

Later, he released a video of himself at an oil palm plantation, where he claimed there was an effort by certain parties to direct the police to frame him at any cost.

Jamal is being investigated for at least six offences, including creating public nuisance by breaking bottles of alcohol to protest the Better Beer Festival at the Selangor state secretariat building on Oct 5 last year.

Meanwhile, Musa, who is rumoured to have gone to London while being investigated for criminal intimidation, was also still on the police radar, Muhyiddin said.

On controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik, Muhyiddin said he would have to answer to the authorities if he broke any of the nation’s laws.

On when former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak would be arrested and prosecuted over the 1MDB scandal, he said he would leave it to the task force and special committee to take the necessary action.

The 1MDB task force members are Bukit Aman Special Branch director Datuk Abdul Hamid Bador, former attorney general Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull and his predecessor Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed.

Last week, the task force met Singaporean investigators and they will work closely together on their probe into the 1MDB scandal.