Whistleblower Turns To Ag Over Sluggish Action Against Musa S Son In Law

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The whistleblower known as “Albert”, who exposed the alleged corruption scandal in Sabah, has sent a letter to the attorney-general, alleging sluggish police action on his report, accusing the Sabah governor’s son-in-law, Arifin Arif, of filing a false police report.
In the copy of the letter seen by Malaysiakini, Albert's lawyer, Mahajoth Singh told Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar that it has been four months since his client's police report, and alleged that the investigating officer never recorded Albert's (above, centre) statement.
"The investigating officer did not once provide any development on the case, and the head of the police station failed to provide the current status of the investigation into the report and also completely failed to reply to and/or answer the letter," Mahajoth said.
He was referring to his previous letter to the Serdang Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Nazaruddin Abd Razak for an update on the investigation.
Mahajoth said he has received no reply from Nazaruddin, despite it being over a month since the letter was sent.
The letter was also copied to Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain, Bukit Aman CID chief Shuhaily Zain, and the case’s investigating officer based at the Serdang police district headquarters.
He alleged that the police's failure to carry out their duties raises serious questions about their transparency, integrity and effectiveness in investigating the police report.
"Therefore, and in accordance with Section 107 A(5) of the Criminal Procedure Code, we request that you direct the relevant district police officer to provide a detailed investigation status immediately," Majahoth wrote.
Previously, Malaysiakini reported that Albert, the businessperson-turned-whistleblower, had claimed that Arifin, who is Sabah governor Musa Aman’s son-in-law, had offered him a settlement to silence him.
The Membakut assemblyperson had vehemently denied the allegation and lodged a police report on Feb 5, claiming that he had been wrongly accused.
In turn, the whistleblower filed a police report against Arifin the next morning, claiming the latter had lodged a false report and had thereby committed an offence under Section 182 of the Penal Code.
The police report was lodged at the Bandar Puteri police station in Serdang.
Call for police protection
Last month, the Sabah Mining Operators Association called on the government and the MACC to provide protection for Albert, a key witness who exposed an alleged corruption scandal involving mineral exploration licences in Sabah.
The group drew comparisons to cases of Pamela Ling’s abduction and Teoh Beng Hock’s death, both involved in sensitive investigations, hence, it said Albert must be afforded protection.
Missing person Pamela LingAlbert himself lodged a police report, saying he feared for his safety. He had also cited Ling's kidnapping as a basis for seeking government protection.
His legal team, including former MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya, highlighted death threats and the concerning parallels with Ling’s unresolved abduction.
On April 29, Albert handed over a phone containing WhatsApp messages related to the case and nearly 300 pages of evidence to the MACC.
Ling and Teoh’s cases
On May 2, Ling’s family revealed that the 42-year-old Datin Seri was on her way to meet MACC investigators on April 9 to facilitate a money laundering investigation, but was abducted before she could reach her destination.
Her Grab driver on that day claimed that individuals wearing police uniforms stopped his vehicle, forced Ling to exit and told him to mark the ride as “completed”.
MACC has since denied any elements of harassment or misconduct in handling Ling’s case, emphasising that it has acted within the legal framework at every stage.
In 2009, Teoh, an aide to then-Seri Kembangan assemblyperson Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead after overnight questioning at Selangor MACC, which was then headquartered at Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam.
Teoh Beng HockA 2011 Royal Commission of Inquiry ruled he was driven to suicide due to aggressive interrogation. An inquest into his death returned an open verdict. However, in 2014, the Court of Appeal ruled his death was caused or accelerated by unlawful acts, including those of MACC officers.
Police announced last month that Teoh's case has been classified as no further action. On May 20, the CID wrote to Teoh's family lawyer Ramkarpal Singh to inform him of the attorney-general's decision, which police said was determined on May 19. - Mkini

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