‘I have no idea what this fellow is talking about’: Azam Baki denies Albert Tei’s claim of threats and intimidation

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has dismissed allegations of criminal intimidation made by businessman Albert Tei as “baseless,” urging the police to instead investigate the latter for lodging a false report.

In an interview with the New Straits Times, Azam questioned the businessman’s claims and asserted that he had never dealt with Tei directly nor instructed any legal representative to do so.

“I have no idea what this fellow is talking about. I have never spoken to him directly.

“I have also never directed any lawyer representing me to deal with him directly,” Azam told the daily.

Azam’s rebuttal comes after the police confirmed they will be summoning the former MACC chief to facilitate investigations into Tei’s report.

According to Bernama, Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa confirmed that the case is being investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation.

The investigation is over Tei’s allegation that Azam had used a lawyer to threaten him over ongoing disputes and investigations.

Azam, however, accused Tei of “playing games” and spreading misinformation.

“He says my lawyer threatened him, but this is completely false,” Azam said, adding that he welcomes the investigation and will provide his full cooperation to the authorities.

The controversy stems from a police report lodged by Tei, in which he claimed Azam had threatened, obstructed, and victimised him after he attempted to expose alleged corruption involving high-profile Sabah politicians in November last year.

Tei provided an account of an MACC raid on his residence on November 28, 2025, in which he alleged that seven or eight personnel wearing balaclavas stormed his home with guns drawn and pointed at his head.

Despite posing no threat, Tei claimed he was restrained with cable ties while his wife, children, niece, and elderly mother-in-law were gathered in the living room, causing significant distress and panic.

Tei further alleged that he was insulted and humiliated in front of his family and claimed that officers forced his wife to delete a video recording of the team’s entry.

He also noted that his front door was damaged during the forced entry and that authorities seized CCTV recordings from the premises.

Tei maintained that he did not refuse cooperation, stating that the door became jammed only after it was damaged by the raiding party.

المصدر: Malay Mail