Corruption In PMO – Anwar’s Contradictions & Hypocrisy In Damage Control
November 29th, 2025 by financetwitter
Sending an army of armed MACC officers wearing balaclavas like Navy SEAL commandos to arrest and handcuff a businessman-cum-whistleblower Albert Tei was already overkill. But for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officers to point a gun at his head screams intimidation and harassment – even stupid – which only paints Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in desperation and panic mode.
Zaid Malek, Albert’s attorney, said the thuggish officers had refused to identify themselves during the raid on Tei’s home and his subsequent arrest. If this sounds familiar, it’s because such dirty tactic had been used by the previous corrupt ruling Barisan Nasional government for over 60 years against the opposition – till it lost power in the May 2018 General Election due to people’s uprising.
But instead of silencing Tei, never mind whether he was a genuine whistle blower or a bitter businessman seeking revenge after failing to secure government projects, the manner of how Anwar administration uses authorities such as the MACC and police to suppress critics will backfire. Anwar, who was himself arrested by armed police officers wearing balaclavas in 2008, should know better than anyone the consequences of such oppression.
And please, spare the public any laughable excuses that MACC was independent and the prime minister was not aware of the special operation to arrest Albert Tei. It was already highly suspicious that the MACC under the leadership of corruption-tainted Azam Baki, whose tenure was extended “three times” by PM Anwar, chose to arrest Tei on the eve of Sabah state election (Saturday, 29-November).
Either Albert Tei has more damaging revelations that could directly implicate Anwar Ibrahim as the mastermind in corruption in the Prime Minister Office (PMO), or the corruption scandal on mining projects in Sabah linked to Anwar’s former senior political secretary – Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin – was already so damaging that it could cost Anwar’s party PKR (People’s Justice Party) in not only the Sabah state election, but also the next 16th General Election.
About a week ago, PM Anwar fiercely defended his trusted aide, Shamsul Iskandar, despite being exposed for issuing a letter of support for six contractors involved in a hospital project. Mr Anwar, who is also the finance minister, said any action taken against Shamsul should be based on the gravity of the offence. “Did it violate the law? Was the project approved based on his letter? No,” – the PM arrogantly argued.
Hilariously, the Premier said he had reprimanded his political secretary as government regulations did not permit the issuance of such support letters. Although Anwar admitted that the letter did exist, he argued that it was vaguely written and did not constitute an instruction to approve the suggested contractors. Was the PM retarded, or did he actually think people were stupid?
Firstly, Shamsul is not a new bird as he has been appointed as Senior Political Secretary to the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia since December 2022. It’s hard to believe he had no idea about regulations forbidding the issuance of support letters after working for 3 years in the PMO. Clearly, he had knowingly breached the regulations – either he could not resist the temptation of money, or he did it on behalf of PM Anwar.
Second – nobody believes Shamsul signed the support letters out of his admiration for the contractors’ capability. If indeed the tender to build a hospital in Muar, Johor, would be professionally awarded based on merit, they don’t need any support letters at all, do they? And since they can’t compete fairly and squarely, they had to seek PM Anwar’s political secretary help, which means Shamsul most likely had accepted bribes.
Third – it was only after the letter had been exposed that the prime minister admitted its existence. Even then, the forked-tongue Anwar had the cheek to twist and spin that the letters were vaguely written, but dared not publicly reveal the content of the letter to prove his argument. And just because the project hasn’t been approved does not mean corruption was not committed.
Yet, four days later (November 25), Shamsul resigned. This followed claims by Albert Tei, a businessman from Sabah, that he had spent RM629,000 in cash, home renovations, furnishings, premium cigars and tailored suits for Shamsul over several months, in exchange for support in the mining project. If Shamsul was really clean and innocent as claimed by his boss, why did he resign?
The only explanation is Anwar’s senior aide has been dirty from the beginning. A video dated November 21 surfaced soon after Mr Shamsul’s resignation, purportedly showing his “proxy” – a young woman called Sofia Rini Buyong – telling Tei that the idea to covertly record the dealings involving the Sabah politicians originated from the Prime Minister’s Office and had Mr Anwar’s explicit blessing.
Apparently, Mr. Tei had been using a pen with a hidden camera to record videos during his meetings with Sabah politicians in different settings and offered them the alleged bribes. At least 14 Sabah politicians were recorded without their knowledge, with all denying the corruption allegations hurled by Tei when exposed. Make no mistake – Albert Tei has not even denied that he had offered bribes.
Mr Tei wanted the MACC to investigate, prosecute and jail all the politicians caught with their pants down for asking bribes in exchange for helping him in the mining project. The scandal exploded after Albert Tei paid them, but his mineral exploration licences were cancelled instead. Of course, he knew that in order to put him behind bars, those politicians would have to accompany him as prison mates.
That explains why Albert Tei was still walking free – till his latest bombshell implicating not only Shamsul, but also Prime Minister Anwar himself as well as MACC Chief Commissioner Azam Baki. And that also explains why fake anti-corruption crusader Anwar was whining, moaning and bitching till foaming at the mouth in defending corrupt Sabah politicians, including Chief Minister Hajiji.
Yes, a “good net haul” unexpectedly caught many “big sharks” after businessman Albert Tei pulled his fishing net from the water. His expose on Shamsul Iskandar showed text messages (WhatsApp) by the senior political aide openly soliciting cash in pounds sterling for a December 2023 trip to London, and US$10,000 for an October 2024 trip to Baku, Azerbaijan.
Get real, even though the MACC was forced to arrest Albert Tei and Shamsul Iskandar on Friday (November 28) and Shamsul’s “proxy” Sofia Rini on Thursday (November 27), you can bet your last dollar that only Tei would go to prison. The arrest of the trios was a political gimmick to hoodwink people into thinking that the MACC was fair and independent. It would be to obvious if only Tei was detained.
Tei had a prior appointment with the MACC on Monday (December 1), therefore an abrupt instruction to him to appear earlier than his scheduled date was an attempt to intimidate, harass and ultimately provoke him so that the MACC could justify a special operation to arrest him with the mobilization of commandos wearing balaclavas as if Mr Tei was terrorist Osama bin Laden.
It was already a “conflict of interest” when the MACC Chief Commissioner – implicated in the Albert Tei’s video – is still running the show and giving the orders to investigate and arrest Tei. PM Anwar was basically insulting people’s intelligence when he claimed that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is fair and free to conduct an immediate investigation without any external interference.
Mr Anwar, who became prime minister in November 2022 after the 15th Genera Election, built his platform on a promise to reform Malaysia and was among the country’s fiercest critics of corruption. He had condemned the scandal involving state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) under Najib administration. Yet, the fake reformist was responsible for slashing 12-year jail term to half for former PM Najib Razak.
Since coming to power, he has also taken aim at political rivals as well as the “uber rich” or “Maha Kaya”, including the late former finance minister Daim Zainuddin, alleging that their wealth was ill-gotten. Yet, he not only had given a 70% discount to crooked Najib, reducing his fine to RM50 million from RM210 million, but also has been working hand-in-glove with the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to free corrupt lawmakers aligned to him.
Heck, Anwar has even shamelessly described Shamsul’s resignation as evidence of the government’s commitment to integrity and the rule of law. Yet, he can’t explain why he had foolishly defended his political secretary four days earlier. His measurement of integrity – resignation (when caught) – is similar to his moronic proclamation that corruption can be excused, even forgiven, if those involved return the money.
His Madani government is fast becoming a laughing stock when, instead of condemning Shamsul’s actions, Anwar chose to praise him and gave him a slap on the wrist, arguing that his resignation was a sign of government integrity. To hoodwink Sabah voters, the Prime Minister screams that “no one is above the law.” Yet, he unilaterally declared there was insufficient proof – despite overwhelming evidence – to prosecute Sabah corrupt lawmakers who supported him.
Narcissist Anwar self-praised the recovery of dubious RM15.5 billion from illegal activities and corruption as a result of his good governance. Yet, people can’t see a single big shark sent to prison even after close to 3 years in power. Worse, he contradicts himself when he proudly announced the recovery of more than RM1 billion from the infamous 1MDB scandal, but attacked critics for not having mercy and compassion to forgive crooked Najib, who stole billions from the fund.
The public had expected a crackdown on corruption under Mr Anwar’s watch. But now, the public sees corruption that is directly linked to Anwar because this person is his right-hand man. The best part is Anwar arrogantly continues self-trumpeting about anti-corruption and good governance, believing he could “fool all the people all the time”. The scammer still hasn’t realized his image is badly tarnished, and the Sabah state election results will prove that.
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Heard over rumours that Albert works for a very rich but also very anti PMX bloke, wakakaka
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