Albert S Wife Lodges Report Claims Gun Pointed At Her

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The wife of businessperson Albert Tei has lodged a police report over the MACC’s raid on the couple’s home in Puchong, Selangor, earlier today.
In the report, Lee Pei Rie expressed concern over Tei’s safety and urged for an investigation into the conduct of certain MACC officers during the raid.
“I am making this police report because I am worried about my husband’s safety and want to ensure he is safe while in detention, and I demand a full investigation into the MACC officers who did the aforementioned actions,” she said in the report sighted by Malaysiakini.
The report, which provides a detailed account of the raid, was lodged at the Petaling Jaya police district headquarters tonight.
When contacted, Sepang OCPD Norhizam Bahaman - who has jurisdiction over Puchong - confirmed to Malaysiakini that the police have received the report and are studying the case.
‘One of them pointed a pistol at me’
According to the report, Lee rushed downstairs to the living room at 10am upon realising a group of people had broken into the house, and found her husband lying on the floor, accompanied by armed MACC officers.
MACC officers raided Albert Tei’s home and arrested the businessperson this morning“One of those individuals realised my presence and pointed a pistol at me. At the time, I was holding my phone to record the incident because I was concerned for the safety of myself and my family, who were in the house during the incident.
“The armed individual pointing a pistol at me then forced me to hand over my phone,” she said.
She claimed her phone was handed to another officer, who forced her to unlock the phone, and then deleted the video.
Lee claimed the officer then ordered her to bring all other people in her household, except for a sick child, to gather in the living room. They were then forced to unlock all the phones the MACC officers had found.
The MACC officers then supposedly confiscated their home’s CCTV decoder and left with Tei at 10.50am, only to return about 10 minutes later.
This time, Tei’s family members, including Tei himself, were gathered into a room and were ordered to set their phones to “flight” mode, while the home’s WiFi router was switched off.
Several officers were purportedly seen scanning the living room with an electronic device.
“Then, at about 1pm, they brought Tei out of the house without saying anything to me or informing me where he would be taken,” she said.
‘Heavy-handed action’
The MACC had separately arrested three people over corruption allegations involving Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s former aide Shamsul Iskandar Akin.
Shamsul and Tei were arrested separately today, while Sofia Rini Buyong, allegedly Shamsul’s proxy, was arrested yesterday.
The raid on Tei’s home has been criticised as “heavy-handed”, with former deputy law minister Hanipa Maidin comparing it to the arrest of a hardcore terrorist.
Tei’s lawyer, Zaid Malek, said the MACC officers refused to show him their authority cards or disclose where Tei was being taken.
Lee also told the media that Tei had a pistol pointed at him, while Tei shouted that he had six pistols pointed at his head as he was being taken away. However, Lee’s police report made no mention of any firearm being pointed at Tei.
MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki had dismissed claims that his officers pointed a weapon at Tei’s head during his arrest, and said the arrest was conducted in accordance with established procedures.
A police report has been lodged over the allegation against MACC officers.
Azam also said Tei was initially expected to present himself to the MACC on Dec 1. He was later informed to appear earlier, but “refused to do so and did not cooperate with MACC’s investigations”.
The MACC is expected to seek a remand order against Tei and Shamsul at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court tomorrow morning.
Sofia is already under a four-day remand order until Dec 1. - Mkini

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