300 pages of detailed proof not hearsay, Tei shreds PM
Published: Aug 22, 2025 2:53 PM
Updated: 11:23 PM
Summary
- Whistleblower Albert Tei rips into PM Anwar Ibrahim for dismissing his evidence against six Sabah assemblypersons as hearsay.
- Tei stresses law must be free of double standards and not be twisted for political convenience.
- Ex-MACC chief Latheefa Koya accuses Anwar’s government of “closing one eye” to corruption.
Albert Tei, who blew the lid off the Sabah mining scandal, has unleashed a blistering attack on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for dismissing his evidence against six Sabah assemblypersons as mere hearsay.
The businessperson shot down Anwar’s claim that only videos were handed to the MACC, stressing that he had submitted a dossier exceeding 300 pages.
“Not just videos, but money trails, bank records, documents, written correspondences, and specific locations. Every detail was painstakingly compiled, cross-verified, and handed to the authorities.
“I also surrendered my mobile phone, which contained WhatsApp conversations with the assemblypersons, to the MACC.
“For you to reduce it all to ‘hearsay’ is beyond irresponsible - it is a betrayal,” he said in a statement to Malaysiakini.
According to Tei (above, right), the dossier submitted for the six assemblypersons is identical in format and strength to the two who were charged.
“Why then the double standards? Why are two charged while six others walk free? Is this because of political influence, party survival, or plain cronyism?” he asked.
‘An insult’
Tei said Anwar’s remarks were not only “deeply disappointing” but amounted to a “direct insult” to him and everyone who dares to expose corruption.
“I risked my life, my future, and even my family’s safety to bring this dossier forward. I was told to shut up. I refused. Because I believed in your call for a clean Malaysia.
“You pleaded with the people to stand with you for reform. I stood up. And now? Your government throws it back in my face, dismissing it as weak,” he added.
Reminding Anwar of his “reformasi” slogan, Tei said the law must be free of double standards and not be twisted for political convenience.
“If you truly believe in the Malaysia you promised, then prove it. Act on the evidence. Charge all of them. End the double standards. End the cronyism. Anything less is a betrayal of the very reform you swore to uphold,” he stressed.
On Tuesday, Anwar told the Dewan Rakyat that MACC was only able to charge two assemblypersons - Andi Suryady Bandy (Tanjung Batu) and Yusof Yacob (Sindumin) - because the allegations against the other six were hearsay.
“Eight assemblypersons were linked to the video, but according to the MACC, a case must be strong enough before it can be prosecuted,” he said.
“They said only cases that are substantive in facts and law will be referred to the prosecution. If it is not substantive and relies only on a video, it cannot proceed,” he added.
Anwar said that from his own experience, recordings and videos alone are not sufficient without supporting facts and legal grounds.
Apart from the two assemblypersons, Tei himself was charged with offering bribes.
‘We’ve come full circle’
Former MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya also tore into Anwar’s response, accusing his government of “closing one eye” to corruption.
Former MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya
“We have come full circle now; the so-called reformists are acting similarly to the old corrupt BN government that ruled till 2018.
“Anwar’s claim that the evidence against the other assemblypersons was based on the video alone is blatantly false. Tei had provided a 300-page dossier against them, over and above the video. It was never the ‘video alone’,” she said in a statement yesterday.
The assemblypersons from the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition, which is an ally of Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan, include Deputy Chief Minister Shahelmey Yahya, state finance minister Masidi Manjun, state science, technology and innovation minister Arifin Arif, who is also Sabah governor Musa Aman’s son-in-law, and state legislative assembly speaker Kadzim Yahya.
The others are Masiung Banah (Kuamut), Rubin Balang (Kemabong), and Arsad Bistari (Tempasuk).
In June, another six top party leaders from GRS were implicated in the scandal. However, the MACC has not commented on this revelation despite opposition parties in Sabah calling for an investigation.
“We have come full circle now; the so-called reformists are acting similarly to the old corrupt BN government that ruled till 2018.
“Anwar’s claim that the evidence against the other assemblypersons was based on the video alone is blatantly false. Tei had provided a 300-page dossier against them, over and above the video. It was never the ‘video alone’,” she said in a statement yesterday.
The assemblypersons from the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition, which is an ally of Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan, include Deputy Chief Minister Shahelmey Yahya, state finance minister Masidi Manjun, state science, technology and innovation minister Arifin Arif, who is also Sabah governor Musa Aman’s son-in-law, and state legislative assembly speaker Kadzim Yahya.
The others are Masiung Banah (Kuamut), Rubin Balang (Kemabong), and Arsad Bistari (Tempasuk).
In June, another six top party leaders from GRS were implicated in the scandal. However, the MACC has not commented on this revelation despite opposition parties in Sabah calling for an investigation.
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