Kuala Lumpur: The police are to hand over to the DPP's office on Monday the investigation papers on the case of alleged criminal intimidation by former Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman against Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin.Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun gave the assurance today that the investigation into Musa was transparent and fair in accordance with the law.He also said in a statement that Musa was arrested yesterday and released on police bail after the police failed to secure a remand order from a magistrate in Petaling Jaya near here. Musa was arrested at a hospital in the Klang Valley where he was under treatment.
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Musa, the assemblyman for Sungai Sibuga, had reportedly left for London for medical treatment on May 16.He returned to Malaysia via Singapore on Tuesday, flying into the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang at 6.45 pm.
Besides the case of alleged criminal intimidation, Musa is also being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over allegations of buying over assemblymen. Meanwhile, Musa, who was scheduled to be sworn in as Sungai Sibuga assemblyman, failed to turn up at the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.
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Deputy Speaker Datuk Ahmad Abdul Rahman said Musa was to have taken his oath as Sungai Sibuga assemblyman at 2.30 pm."A few days ago we received a letter from Musa's side on the matter (swearing in) but we have been informed Musa was not present.
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"However we don't know why he could not attend," he told reporters at the Sabah State Assembly compound, Friday.Ahmad said even though Musa failed to show up for his own swearing in today, he still had until September 11 to do so.
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Prior to this, Musa did not attend the swearing in ceremony for the assemblymen as he was undergoing medical treatment in the United Kingdom and returned to Malaysia two days ago.Based on the State Constitution, Musa had until September 11 to be sworn in as an assemblyman, which is three months after the first state assembly sitting on July 11 this year or be disqualified.
