Malaysian businessman releases photo of armed officer to prove he was held at gunpoint
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has denied that its officers pointed a weapon at Albert Tei’s head during his arrest
Speaking to reporters at the court complex in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, Tei said the photo was sent to him on Monday via an unknown number.
“I admit, the photo is not very clear but I believe it was taken from an MACC officer’s body camera,” he said. “What is the purpose of the sender giving me this photo? Is it so that I can expose it to the public?”
He added that it was possible that the photo was released by a disgruntled officer. “Perhaps one or two will be made scapegoats and they are unhappy.”
Tei also demanded the release of any and all footage of the raid on November 28, including from his seized CCTV recorder, to the public.
“What [MACC head] Azam Baki said about there being no weapons raised during the raid … clearly contradicts the facts of what actually happened. They pointed a gun to my head and I remember the officer telling me that I was being too noisy. I urge all recordings of the body cameras to be released and if the MACC is in the right, why are you so scared?” he said.