MACC denies officers pointed weapon at Albert Tei during arrest

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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has refuted claims that its officers pointed a weapon at businessman Albert Tei during his arrest.  MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the arrest at Tei’s residence on Friday (Nov 28) was conducted in accordance with established procedures.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/mkjuhstd  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has refuted claims that its officers pointed a

00:06weapon at businessman Albert Tay during his arrest. In a statement, MACC Chief Commissioner

00:13Tan Sri Azambaki said the arrest at Tay's residence on Friday was conducted in accordance

00:19with established procedures. He added that a police report was lodged to enable the relevant

00:24authorities to investigate the slander made against the MACC officers involved. Azam said

00:31the police report is also to ensure that no parties disseminate any unverified information,

00:37possibly with the intention of disrupting the investigation currently being undertaken by

00:43MACC. Earlier, Tay's wife told Malaysia Keeney that MACC officers had pointed a gun at the businessman

00:51before handcuffing him. She also claimed that the officers had barged into their home through the

00:57main door. On Thursday, Azam said the MACC is investigating claims that Tay bribed the Prime

01:03Minister's former political secretary, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohammed Akin. Shamsul Iskandar

01:10was summoned to appear at the MACC headquarters on Friday, while Tay was scheduled to be questioned

01:15on December 1. Azam said a woman, known as Sophia Rini Buyong, who's implicated in a video linked

01:22to the Sabah mining scandal, has provided her statement.

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