Police have recorded Albert Tei’s statement regarding the Nov 28 raid on his Puchong home, where armed MACC officers clad in vests and balaclavas stormed the premises - a show of force widely criticised as excessive.
“Last Friday, the police came to my house to take photographs of the incident and recorded my statement for three hours.
“I urge the police to conduct a transparent and independent investigation, and to immediately arrest the individual who pointed a gun at my family and me,” the businessperson told Malaysiakini.
Following his arrest, Tei’s wife, who said a gun was aimed at her husband, lodged a police report, also noting that one of the MACC officers allegedly pointed a gun at her.
MACC has denied that firearms were pointed during the incident and maintained that the raid, as well as the seizure of items, including the residence’s CCTV recordings, were conducted according to procedure.
Tei’s wife’s lawyer subsequently demanded that MACC release the CCTV recordings its officers confiscated during the raid without altering the content.
Senior, children in the house
Tei also provided Malaysiakini with photographs of two doors damaged during the raid.
“The dark-coloured wooden door on the left is the main entrance to the house, and the white door on the right is my 70-year-old mother-in-law’s bedroom door.
“One of them (MACC officers) broke my mother-in-law’s bedroom door by kicking it. My mother-in-law and my 12-year-old niece were inside that room,” he added.
Tei, who said he was made to lie down on the floor with his hands secured by a cable tie, described witnessing what allegedly transpired.
“I saw the individual who broke down the door - wearing a mask - pointing a gun towards the inside of the room.
Tei said his two children - aged 10 and 13 - were also in the house at the time and had witnessed the entire incident.
“Imagine the level of force used by the MACC against me at that time. I will never forgive the cruelty and humiliation they inflicted on my family and me,” he said.
Sabah mining scandal
Tei and Shamsul Iskandar Akin, a former aide to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, were remanded for six days and charged last week for giving and accepting bribes.
In June, Tei was also charged with two other Sabah assemblypersons over the mining scandal.
Since November last year, Tei has implicated more than a dozen politicians in Sabah over the mining scandal in the state, revealing secretly filmed conversations, screenshots of WhatsApp messages, and other documents.
He has also provided the MACC with more than 300 pages of documents, which purportedly show the money trail of the transactions.
Tei claimed the politicians accepted bribes in exchange for mineral exploration licences. After the licences were cancelled, the frustrated businessperson decided to go public.
He also alleged that a “high-ranking” MACC official had discouraged him from coming forward with the evidence.
Amid accusations that some of those implicated were being shielded, Anwar has firmly denied any cover-up, emphasising that the case remains open and that the investigation papers are with the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
Meanwhile, Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor has accused Tei of being part of a cartel attempting to monopolise mining in the state. - Mkini
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