PUTRAJAYA (Dec 3): Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said that body camera recordings and other evidence from MACC officers have been handed over to the police to counter allegations of misconduct during a raid on businessman Albert Tei’s home, where he was arrested.
Azam said that evidence collected from his MACC officers was done in accordance with the law.
“We have evidence for all the allegations made. [MACC officers] have body camera footage,” he said.
He added that aside from body-cam footage, officers were equipped with various recording tools, and everything was documented.
“We have CCTV footage from the house, and all of it has been handed to the police," Azam said.
He added that the MACC has evidence to dispel allegations that its officers pulled a firearm on Tei, and the commission has made a police report on this.
Tei’s wife, Lee Pei Rie, has made several serious allegations regarding the conduct of MACC officers during the raid on their home.
She claimed that MACC officers pointed a gun at her husband before handcuffing him. Tei's lawyers have stated that Tei attested to this himself.
Lee alleged that MACC officers confiscated the family's mobile phones, including those belonging to the children, and deleted videos and images from the devices.
She claimed the officers had failed to provide a written record or inventory list of the items seized at the time of the raid, which her lawyers argue is a serious breach of statutory duties and tantamount to "theft".
Azam clarified on Wednesday that the list of seized items had been handed to Tei on the day of his arrest, and he personally signed the document.
Several items, including mobile phones, an iPad, and a digital video recorder, were seized as evidence in the ongoing investigation.