MALAYSIA Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, explained that Albert Tei was not a whistleblower who could be protected under national law, as the businessman was also involved in the crime he exposed.
Unlike Badrul Hisham Shaharin or Chegubard, Azam said that the Port Dickson BERSATU Division Chief was the complainant who came to report the information to the police, and the MACC took action based on the report.
“Chegubard was the complainant. He went to the police station, made a report, and only then did he make a public statement. He was a complainant, not a ‘whistleblower’.
“Another thing, he was not even involved in the crime in question. That was it. So, based on the information reported to the police, the MACC took action. He made a report on Monday, and on Tuesday, we took action.
“On Wednesday, he came to the MACC and filed a report, and we actually conducted an initial investigation before he came.
“Unlike Albert Tei, he was involved in the crime. That is the fact. He spoke to the media and so on, but that is up to him.
"It's just that he is not a complainant but someone who is involved, involved as a suspect," he said in the Borak Harini podcast.
The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Thursday set March 13 for the re-mention of the Albert Tei corruption case.
According to the charge, Tei is accused of giving a bribe amounting to RM64,924 which was deposited into a CIMB Bank account belonging to a woman for the purpose of paying the rental of a house in Jalan Medang Serai, Bukit Bandaraya, Kuala Lumpur, to the former Senior Political Secretary to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin.
The bribe was allegedly an inducement for Shamsul Iskandar to assist companies that Tei had an interest in obtaining approval for mineral exploration licenses in Sabah.
Following that, the accused was charged under Section 17(b) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, which is punishable under Section 24(1) of the same act, which provides for a prison sentence of not more than 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is greater. higher.
On December 21, Chegubard was spoke outside the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters (IPD) after making a report on the alleged large inflow of cash into the account of a senior military officer.
A day after the report, Azam personally invited Chegubard to present the information. – January 12, 2026
