00:00A Sabah UMNO leader has denied that the party was involved in exposing the alleged bribery
00:07case involving eight assemblymen in the state.
00:10Beaufort UMNO Chief Awang Azli Lakat has dismissed claims by certain parties that UMNO was the
00:16mastermind behind the case's disclosure.
00:19He urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the case thoroughly, putting
00:23his trust in the authorities to bring those involved to justice.
00:28Last Friday, MACC reportedly met with a lawyer who said his client was ready to provide evidence
00:33for the case but wanted the agency to sign an agreement stating that they would not be
00:38investigated.
00:39MACC Chief Azanbaki said MACC cannot give a written guarantee of immunity without detailed
00:45information about the crime.
00:48Earlier today, Law and Institutional Reform Minister Azalina Othman Syed said anyone wishing
00:54to be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 must first report to the relevant
00:59agency.
01:00She also affirmed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's statement that whistleblowers involved in
01:05corruption cannot expect protection under the act.
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