KUALA LUMPUR: Businessman Albert Tei says that a photo, purportedly showing a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer brandishing a firearm during the raid on his home, was sent to him anonymously.
Speaking to reporters at the court complex here on Friday (March 13), Tei said the photo was sent to him on Monday via an unknown number.
"I admit, the photo is not very clear but I believe it was taken from an MACC officer's body camera.
"What is the purpose of the sender giving me this photo? Is it so that I can expose it to the public?" he said.
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He added that it was possible that the photo was released by a disgruntled officer.
"Perhaps one of two will be made scapegoats and they are unhappy," he said.
Tei also demanded the release of any and all footage of the raid, including from his seized CCTV recorder, to the public.
"What (Tan Sri) Azam Baki said about there being no weapons raised during the raid... clearly contradicts the facts of what actually happened.
"They pointed a gun to my head and I remember the officer telling me that I was being too noisy. I urge all recordings of the bodycameras to be released and if the MACC is in the right, why are you so scared?
"If you say that I have slandered and misled, then release the footage so the public can judge for themselves who is lying and who is threatening the other," he said.
Tei also said that he possessed a binder of "evidence" that a high-ranking MACC officer had been threatening him following investigations into alleged graft involving politicians in Sabah.
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"I am waiting for the right time before I file a police report on this. I have a bad habit where I record everything and this has helped me," he said.
On a related matter, his lawyer Mahajoth Singh asked if his client was still under investigation after being charged in court.
"We have a right to know. Because if that is the case, it raises serious questions.
"Why did you charge him in the first place if you weren't ready?" he said, adding that the prosecution has yet to be clear on the matter.
Tei is facing several court cases for alleged bribery related to mineral prospecting licences in Sabah, and to Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, the former senior political secretary to the Prime Minister.
