PERIKATAN Nasional chairperson Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s son-in-law Muhammad Adlan Berhan has denied claims of being a fugitive and pledged his return to Malaysia if conditions of “threats and persecution” are absent.
In a press statement issued through his lawyer Baljit Singh Sidhu this afternoon, Adlan said he left the country legally. The statement was in response to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) announcement on Aug 7 that it was searching for Adlan, 48, and lawyer Mansoor Saat, 69.
“Our client, like any other free citizen of Malaysia, has the right of movement and travel, including overseas, and more so to conduct his business in any part of the world,” said the lawyer.
“The exercise of these rights by our client should not be construed or mischaracterised as an attempt to avoid or stall investigations.”
Baljit highlighted that Adlan had never been arrested or contacted by MACC before his departure from Malaysia.
MACC’s pursuit of Adlan and Mansoor is linked to an investigation involving foreign worker biometric data management at a ministry. The anti-graft agency claimed that both individuals left the country in May.
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