Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s former political secretary Shamsul Iskandar Akin has dismissed businessman Albert Tei’s claims that he is linked to the alleged mining scandal in Sabah.
PETALING JAYA: A woman has denied being a proxy for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s former political secretary Shamsul Iskandar Akin, describing the allegation as “false and malicious”.
In a video clip, Sofia Rini Buyong said businessman Albert Tei’s claims amounted to slander.
“An individual named Albert claimed in a video that there were instructions from me or the prime minister for him to record videos about several politicians in Sabah,” she said in the video.
“I categorically state that I am not Shamsul Iskandar’s proxy.”
Tei, who is at the centre of the alleged mining scandal in Sabah, is currently standing trial on two counts of giving bribes.
Sofia Rini Buyong.
In a video, he was seen speaking to a woman alleged to be Sofia, who claimed to be a proxy for Shamsul.
She claimed the prime minister gave the green light for Tei to record his discussions with several Sabah politicians, including state ministers and assemblymen, concerning mineral exploration licences in the Bornean state.
Tei has also claimed that he spent RM629,000 on Shamsul, including on renovations for properties linked to the PKR man, as well as premium cigars and custom suits, according to Malaysiakini.
Shamsul, who yesterday resigned as Anwar’s senior political secretary, lodged a police report against Tei in Sandakan, Sabah, this evening, following the businessman’s allegations linking him to the alleged mining scandal.
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