A PROPERTY consultant wants an investigation into the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, former Johor exco Abd Latif Bandi and his counsel over a leaked statement on money having been given to the Johor menteri besar.

Amir Shariffuddin Abd Raub’s lawyer, Azrul Zulkifli Stork from Tetuan Azhardin & Associates, said the parties named, as well as the prosecutors, had access to the recording of what his client had really said.

“Our client is of the opinion that an investigation must be carried out not involving just him and us (his counsel), but also MACC, Latif’s lawyers and Latif himself,” he said in a statement today.

“Our client asks that all parties cooperate with police so that the real mastermind will be brought to justice.”

Amir, one of the suspects in a Johor property scandal, had previously lodged a police report over the leak of the statement given as part of the investigation into the case.

The 44-year-old lodged the report at the Johor Baru Sentral police station as the leaked statement, which had gone viral, differed from the statement he had given to the anti-graft agency.

The 140-page statement was uploaded onto a blog, along with a transaction schedule purportedly showing money had been given to the menteri besar, Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

Azrul said Amir reserved his right to take legal action against those attempting to prejudice the case, as well as “those trying to smear the reputation of our client, and scare him and his family”.

MACC, on Tuesday, said it would lodge a police report over the leaked statement in the case, which is ongoing in court.

“It (the leak) is prejudicial as the case is still in court,” said deputy chief commissioner (operations) Azam Baki.

Johor Pakatan Harapan leaders have urged Khaled to answer the allegations levelled against him.

On June 14, Amir, Latif and another accused had claimed trial at the Johor Baru Sessions Court to 21 counts of money laundering, involving RM35.8 million.

Previously, Amir and Latif had claimed trial to 33 counts of abetting RM30.3 million in bribes on April 19.

On Monday, Johor assemblyman Wong Shu Qi alleged at the state legislative assembly sitting that Khaled had received RM12 million from a developer to change the Bumiputera status of a residential plot of land to non-Bumiputera.

She said this was based on a witness statement in an investigation by MACC into Latif, the former state exco for housing and local government, and Amir.

Wong was then ordered to leave the assembly for refusing to retract her statement. – December 1, 2017.