Sue In Court If You Dare Pmx S Ex Aide Challenged To File Civil Suit Against Albert Tei

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“SMOKE on the water, fire in the sky,” sang Ian Gillan during Deep Purple’s triumphant gig in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 23.
However, smoke and fire of a different sort seem to be enveloping Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, the senior political secretary (polsec) to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who resigned from his on Tuesday (Nov 25).

Engulfed in allegations of corrupt practices, Shamsul has lodged a police report against Datuk Albert Tei Jiann Cheing for apparently spreading “fitnah” (malicious lies) aimed at besmirching PMX and the Madani administration.
Recall that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has in July opened investigations into Tei’s allegations of impropriety surrounding awarding of mining concessions in Sabah.
With such serious allegations making the rounds, many netizens are wondering how the deemed giant slayer who twice beat current Melaka governor Tun Mohd Ali Rustam at the polls is only limiting his response to a mere police report which one commenter likened to a tortoise race for speedy reactions.
Why not a civil suit instead to reveal the truth, he enquired on a Free Malaysia Today Facebook post on the trending topic.


This sentiment was also echoed by another commenter who contended that the judiciary was the only route that mattered (after all, Shamsul should be aware of this fact given he is a qualified lawyer himself).

Some politically-inclined followers asked the damning question – why resign if the allegations are untrue. Was there pressure from above, wondered another commenter.

The weight of evidence purportedly available from Tei also seems to favour the businessman as it allegedly includes videos of incriminating conversations, screenshots of chat messages and 300 pages of documentation.
How does a one-pager police report stack up against that, enquired another dumbfounded observer.

Given Shamsul’s standing in the Madani administration, this news has been making the headlines. Sinar Harian’s reportage also drew plenty of comments on social media, many of them painting an unflattering picture of the 50-year-old (former) polsec who was also previously a PKR vice-president.

The Facebook post has generated 4.7K likes, 1.3K comments and 85 shares at the time of writing, denoting that this high-profile corruption case is very much the talk of the town.
One commenter simply asked outright if Shamsul did indeed receive payments in cash and in kind from Tei. This allegedly included monies intended for personal home renovations as well as foreign currencies (notably, the pound sterling and greenback).

Again, the overriding question here seems to be why not sue if the allegations are nothing but malicious lies?

Unfortunately for Shamsul, some commenters have taken his resignation as an admission of guilt despite his (Shamsul) claim that he stepped down to avoid his image and that of the Madani government to be further tarnished.
It was also pointed out here that a “tree does not sway without wind” with one commenter claiming that wrongdoers will usually be scrambling for excuses to proclaim innocence.

Given that PMX has graciously accepted his highly influential aide’s resignation in itself speaks volumes.
Some commenters saw this as the PKR president distancing himself and the party from the potential fall-out from this unsavoury episode.
While official investigations are on-going, the court of public opinion is already in session and is not painting a rosy picture for Shamsul. 


- focus malaysia

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