KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim, the police officer who investigated Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s black-eye assault in 1998, today claimed a high-level plot using a bankruptcy notice to destroy his credibility ahead of several cases including the opposition leader’s sodomy case in July.
State news agency Bernama yesterday reported that Mat Zain was declared a bankrupt on April 21 for failing to settle a RM250,000 loan and was served with the notice on May 26. The news was carried by several Malaysian publications including The Malaysian Insider which subscribes to the Bernama service.
“I say with certainty that there are very powerful hidden hands that wanted it so. Their reasons are to destroy my credibility and/or to paralyze my capabilities and preventing me from giving evidence against Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail and IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan for fabricating evidence in the “black-eye” case of 1998 involving Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim,” said Mat Zain in a statement.
Mat Zain, who went on optional retirement in 2001 as the KL CID chief, said he believed the bankruptcy notice is related to his appeal to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) advisory board to clear his name after the anti-graft agency cleared only Gani and Musa from charges of fabrication lodged by Anwar.
“I have reasons to believe that the prosecution team anticipated that Anwar will certainly raise at certain point of his trial the issue of fabrication of evidence in the black-eye case. My evidence would be vital at this stage. Their only option is to destroy my credibility.
“Though this publication may cause some inconvenience to me and my family, but I take it as a blessing and that it will only enhance my resolve to disclose the whole truth of the “black-eye” episode.
“Believe me, that this is not the only case the duo had their fingers in. There are others which are as sensational. The truth shall prevail,” Mat Zain said.
He claimed that he investigated the black-eye incident without fear or favour and had his statement recorded five times by the precursor to MACC, the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) when Anwar lodged a report on July 1, 2008 that Gani, Musa, Mat Zain and Dr Abdul Rahman Yusof had falsified a medical report on the assault case.
But MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan announced on March 3 that a three-member independent panel led by the Solicitor-General had scrutinised the investigation papers and cleared Gani and Musa of criminal wrongdoing, prompting Mat Zain to later appeal the findings.
“However, I am justified to state that the Prime Minister was never told the true and entire facts of this issue. Should the truth be told, I believe the PM would have taken the appropriate actions,” Mat Zain said.
He disclosed that he has instructed his lawyers to look into the bankruptcy matter as he had never received any notice of a hearing related to a suit by businessman Yap Thoong Choan, 72, of Damansara Heights, filed on Aug 10, 2004, against Mat Zain at the Bandar Baru Bangi Sessions Court claiming the remaining RM250,000 of a loan which was not settled.
He said in his statement of claim that Mat Zain, 60, had taken a RM500,000 loan via an agreement signed by both parties on Feb 22, 2002, and it was agreed that the loan was to be settled on or before Aug 21, 2002.
Yap said that so far, Mat Zain had settled RM250,000 of the amount. A letter of demand for the remaining RM250,000, dated July 14, 2004, was sent to Mat Zain but he failed to pay up. The Shah Alam High Court on April 21 this year issued a bankruptcy notice on Mat Zain ordering him to pay the RM250,000 with interest and costs, bringing the total to RM288,824.92 .
The ‘matress’ IGP and the ‘matress’ AG. Together with the fumbling MACC Ahmad Said, they are corrupt to the core in the sense that they would abuse and misuse their powers to satisfy their political masters. They are not civil or public servants but Umno’s servants.
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Kerajaan Polis dengan Najis, apa lagi.
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Apa lagi ikut sukat hati mereka sahaja kerana mereka yang berkuasa. Semua mereka boleh buat maklumlah makan gaji dengan Kerajaan menjadi orang kerajaanlah. Sedar tak mereka bahawa kerajaan pun makan gaji dengan rakyat. Jika tidak rakyat yang bayar gaji kakitangan kerajaan melalui pembayar cukai (rakyat). Lain kali jangan pilih kerajaan yang sebagini, sudahlah yang lepas-lepas. Pendapatan kerajaan daripada wang cukai yang berbagai-bagai dan berbagai peraturan dan undang-undang dikenakan kepada rakyat supaya membayar cukai. Wang daripada cukai ini adalah digunakan kerajaan untuk membayar gaji kakitangan kerajaan. Oleh itu mereka sepatutnya berkerja untuk rakyat bukan untuk kerajaan kerana kerajaan pun makan gaji kepada rakyat. Sepatutnya semua orang sedar akan perkara ini kerana yang berhak ialah rakyat.
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Is this how they wipe out people principles. i hv nothing further to comment, just all the best to Mr. Mat Zain.. dont worry as Justice will prevail.
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Musa Hasan, Gani Patail ni memang jelas sekali perangai, tindakan sikap mereka. Menjadi alat kepada pemerintah…tak ada kredibiliti langsung tapi masih bebas dan pegang jawatan masing-masing….dasar tak ada hati perut, agama, dan nilai langsung.
Seorang lagi ialah Dato Ahmad Said – MACC head…jadi puppet…nama saja ornag Islam, tapi perbuatan mereka jauh sekali….kalau ada credibility, resign lah dari jawatan masing2….Gani, Musa, Ahmad Said!
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In the first place, he did not deny borrowing the money, and if he did which I believe is trus, why he has not paid up? Just pay up and settle the matter!
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ZALIM!!!. This is what should be addressed as Malaysia Boleh!. Hey, you guys please remember ALLAH is always watching.
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Dear DSAI,
Maybe these abusive, mean & corrupted BAD guys don’t believe in the power of GOD. They don’t believe in GOD, hence they don’t fear GOD. They kept doing all forms of misdeeds, and suddenly the last stage of their life will be encumbered with huge sufferings(punishment by the Almighty), and in their penultimate moments, they finally realize that their repentance was not accepted by GOD. GO TO HELL is the only option for them cos’ heaven has got no place for these evils. Most evil Mortals are blinded by the power vested to them by the people who elected them or by sear grab of power by force. They perform blatantly undesirable deeds to their own whims and fancies as if they have they power of the Almighty. They have forgotten that they are just mere mortals, and at the end of the day they are still en route to HELL.
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