SHAH ALAM, Aug 25 — Anti-graft investigator Mohd Anuar Ismail told the coroner's court today that top Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officials had ordered him to step up investigations into allegations that Selangor assemblymen misused public funds.
He named the senior officials as Selangor MACC deputy director Hishamuddin Hashim and investigations unit chief Hairul Ilham Hamzah.
One of them was named in a mystery letter alleging political collusion in investigating the Pakatan Rakyat state government.
Mohd Anuar, 32, is the 16th witness in the inquest into political aide Teoh Beng Hock's death on July 16 at the MACC office in Plaza Masalam here.
Gobind: Why did you need to question the witness at night?
Mohd Anuar: That's normal practice.
Gobind: Don't be silly. If I asked you to climb a tree, will you do it? I'm asking you why?
Mohd Anuar: To hasten the investigation.
Gobind: Why?
Mohd Anuar: [after hesitating] Because the issue had become sensitive.
Gobind: What issue?
Mohd Anuar: The issue on the allocation of state assemblymen. Because the newspapers were publishing it every day.
The MACC man's reply drew a snide remark from Gobind before he continued his heated interrogation of the witness.
Gobind: You were directed to bring them in and get confessions from them?
Mohd Anuar: No.
Gobind: Please! You're on oath here.
Mohd Anuar: [hesitates] Ya.
Gobind: Who directed you?
Mohd Anuar: There were two people.
Gobind: Who are they?
Mohd Anuar: The deputy director Tuan Hishamuddin Hashim and Tuan Hairul Ilham.
Gobind: Who is he?
Mohd Anuar: Head of investigations unit.
Gobind seemed satisfied that he succeeded in extracting some names from Mohd Anuar, but couldn't seem to stop from pointing out that the MACC investigator who had been asked to step up the investigations had been "sleeping all night", causing the public gallery to erupt into chuckles — even drawing a smile on the magistrate's face — and a faint protest from the witness.
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written by ckeong, August 26, 2009
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Published: Wednesday August 26, 2009 MYT 3:35:00 PM
MACC report lodged against five parties linked to PKFZ issue
PUTRAJAYA: PKA chairman Datuk Lee Hwa Beng revealed Wednesday the possibility of a conspiracy among five parties, including former Port Klang Authority general manager over the Port Klang Free Zone scandal.
Besides former PKA general manager Datin Paduka O.C. Phang, Lee said those involved in the conspiracy were Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd, its president and CEO Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, BTA Architect and PKFZ development works consultant Bernard Tan Seng Swee.
Lee said various parties had also made disputed claims from the PKFZ project amounting to about RM1.5bil.
This was revealed in his report which he lodged with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) at the commission's headquarters here Wednesday.
Hishammudin must be susepnd immediately while further investigation by independant body must be carried out immediately to avoid certain quarters using MACC for personal politic agenda. Just delaying the report of a death by few hours is good enough to suspend him, soemone who should protect the law, breaking the law instead !!
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So the top officers will be called to stand as witness and to be grilled for more information. It is shocking as why this is top urgent when it involves around RM26K while a mansion allegedly costs RM24 mil and PKFTZ costs more than 1.5 billion loss are not prioritized yet.