KUCHING – Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan has clarified that he was questioned by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers at its office here over a video on “who to vote for” on Sarawak’s polling day.
He told The Vibes his car was suddenly stopped by another vehicle at 8.30am today at Kenyalang Park, and was ordered to wind down his window and had his car keys taken away.
“At first, I did not know who these officers were and felt threatened, thinking my life was in danger. But when I asked them for their identities, they told me that they were enforcement officers.”
Voon, who is PBK’s Batu Lintang candidate, said he was questioned about the one-minute video that he had made.
“I would have readily cooperated with the officers if they had called and asked me to be present at their office. Stopping my car in such a manner is not the proper way as it is intimidating.”
Two videos of Voon’s “confrontation” with the MACC officers are being widely shared.
Voon, a former police officer turned lawyer-politician, seemed a bit shaken up when speaking with the MACC officers.
In one video, an officer could be heard telling Voon that they were just informing him that they were carrying out their duty to serve him notice to be present for questioning by the MACC.
Voon said, as they did not show any identification, he was shocked and did not feel safe.
“I also thought these people could be robbers.”
Later in a press conference outside the MACC office, PBK’s Batu Kawah candidate Chai Kueh Khun alleged that MACC’s unexpected questioning of Voon was an act of intimidation to hinder the work of the party.
This is not the first time that Voon had a brush with the authorities.
On April 26, Voon claimed that the police had called him in for questioning but he wanted the authorities to state clearly the legal grounds before giving his statement.
He told reporters then that his political activities were landing him in trouble with the police and said he believed he was being called in to give a statement over PBK’s mission to seek independence of Sarawak from the federation of Malaysia.
Meanwhile, the MACC confirmed that an investigation has been launched into Voon.
The Borneo Post reported that MACC’s attempts to contact Voon to notify him to be present at the MACC office failed.
MACC said it is serving Voon a notice under Section 30(1)(a) of the MACC Act 2009 this morning. – The Vibes, December 12, 2021
