Tan Sri Azam Baki, former chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), recorded his police statements on June 3 at Bukit Aman in Kuala Lumpur. He spent about two hours cooperating with Criminal Investigation Department officers in connection with two ongoing probes [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
The first investigation focuses on a Bloomberg.com article alleging defamatory claims concerning Azam’s ownership of shares in Velocity Capital Partner Berhad. The second concerns accusations of abuse of power and criminal intimidation made by businessman Albert Tei, who lodged a police report on May 13 [1, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6].
Datuk M. Kumar, Bukit Aman CID director, confirmed that both investigation papers will soon be submitted to the Attorney General’s Chambers for advice under Article 145(3) of the Federal Constitution [1, 3, 4, 6]. He described the first case as relating to the Bloomberg report’s alleged defamatory statements, while the second involves allegations by Albert Tei against Azam Baki [6].
Azam denied all claims made by Albert Tei. He told police, “I had never met Tei nor made any deals with him. I also told police that I never sent any lawyer to meet with any party from his side.” He presented proof to investigators supporting his denials [4, 5]. Azam also said, “I entered Bukit Aman at around 9am and gave my full cooperation to the investigators. The session lasted about two hours” [2].
Police are investigating Tei’s allegations under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation [7, 5]. On June 4, Azam instructed his lawyers to proceed with legal action against Tei over these allegations [7]. Police have urged the public to avoid speculation to prevent interference with the investigations [4, 6].
The investigation follows Albert Tei’s police report filed on May 13. No further public comments have been made by the parties involved since Azam’s statement recording. Police investigations and legal processes remain ongoing.
