IGP: Musa Aman may have left country through Brunei

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Sabah Barisan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Musa Aman (pic) may have left the country through Brunei, said Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun.  

"We do not have any record of him leaving the country legally. I have also contacted my counterpart in Brunei to assist us in this matter," said the Inspector-General of Police.  

Mohamad Fuzi was speaking to the press after launching the Ops Selamat 13/2018 for the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations at Menara TM on Thursday.  

Musa, who was last seen publicly leaving Sabah for Kuala Lumpur on May 14, is claiming that Parti Warisan Sabah president  Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal's swearing-in as Chief Minister was unconstitutional.  

He has remained out of the public eye on the back of a police probe into a report of criminal intimidation lodged by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin against him.  

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is seeking him in their investigations into the alleged buying of assemblymen after the May 9 general election.  

Musa has through his lawyers denied any criminal intimidation and has also said that the MACC was free to search his houses in Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan.  

The exact whereabouts of Musa remains a mystery though he is widely speculated to be overseas.  

The police report by Juhar surfaced after two political leaders were sworn in at Istana Negeri as the chief minister within 48 hours.  

The police investigation is likely to give a clearer picture on what happened at Istana Negeri on the night of May 10 amid the political horse-trading.  

Musa was sworn in before the Governor during an apparently delayed ceremony at 11.10pm on May 10, but lost his majority support among state assemblymen 12 hours later when six of them defected.  

Shafie, whose party and its allies secured a majority with 35 of the 60 state seats, was sworn in at 9.15pm on May 12.  

Musa, who was informed by the Governor that he was no longer chief minister effective May 12, is seeking a court a declaration that he is the legitimate chief minister and to nullify Shafie's appointment.