Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s former political secretary Shamsul Iskandar Akin and controversial businessman Albert Tei will be charged with corruption, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki said today.
He said both individuals would face five charges each.
They will be charged at the Kuala Lumpur sessions court tomorrow and at the Shah Alam sessions court on Friday.
Shamsul and Tei were arrested after the latter claimed he had bribed the Melaka PKR chief to recover funds allegedly distributed to Sabah assemblymen.
Azam said a woman, Sofia Rini Buyong, who had been previously investigated in connection with Tei’s allegations, would not be charged.
“She is a witness for the prosecution,” he said.
Tei, who is at the centre of the Sabah mining scandal, is already facing two counts of bribery.
Last month, he claimed he had spent RM629,000 on Shamsul, including property renovations, premium cigars and custom-made suits, allegedly under assurances that he could recover funds channelled to Sabah politicians.
He also released screenshots of WhatsApp messages in which Shamsul purportedly requested foreign currency before travelling abroad.
