MACC man denies forcing Immigration officer to plead guilty, lodges police report against tweet

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy director has lodged a police report in relation to a tweet posted by the "Edisi Khas" Twitter account over allegations that he forced an Immigration officer to plead guilty in court.

Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, 51, said in his complaint that he read the allegations against him on Twitter at the MACC headquarters on Jan 12.

Attached in the tweet dated Jan 10 were screenshots of the police report by the Immigration officer.

In his report, Wan Shaharuddin strongly denied the allegations by the Immigration officer as there were two other MACC officers who were with him during the said incident.

Wan Shaharuddin, who is also a Deputy Public Prosecutor attached to the MACC's Legal and Prosecution Department, said the report was lodged because he wanted the police to investigate how the Immigration officer's police report was leaked to Edisi Khas, which was previously known as Edisi Siasat.

"I suspect the Immigration officer is in a plot with Edisi Khas to embarrass me and the MACC," he said.