PETALING JAYA: Former senior political secretary to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, has lodged a police report against businessman Albert Tei, accusing him of spreading defamatory claims involving Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
In a Facebook post, Shamsul said he filed the report at 5.05pm on Wednesday (Nov 26) while campaigning in Gum Gum for the Sabah state election.
He said Tei had falsely alleged that Anwar instructed him to secretly record conversations involving several Sabah politicians.
Shamsul described the allegation as a "malicious conspiracy" aimed at damaging the Prime Minister’s reputation and destabilising the government during the Sabah state elections.
"These defamatory accusations are clearly an orchestrated effort to tarnish the image of the Prime Minister and an undemocratic attempt to topple the government, especially during the Sabah election campaign," he said.
He stressed that he would not allow anyone to misuse his name or former position for political agendas: "I will not allow any individual to use my name or previous position to bring down the government or smear the good name of the Prime Minister," he added.
Shamsul expressed confidence that the police would open an immediate investigation and said he was fully prepared to cooperate with any enforcement agency, including the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
