Police hand Sarbaini case to A-G
April 25, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 The investigation into the death of a senior Customs officer at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office in Cheras has been completed and handed over to the Attorney-General, police said today.City police chief Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah said police handed the report into Ahmad Sarbaini Mohamed's (picture) death over to the A-G on Friday, stating that he was "satisfied with the investigation."He added that even though the report was classified as "sudden death," the police would continue investigations if required.Ahmad Sarbani, 56, who was attached to the Port Klang Customs office, was found dead at a badminton court on the first floor of the MACC building on April 6.His passing came as a blow to the anti-graft bodys credibility as it is already in the middle of a royal commission of inquiry into the mysterious death of DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock outside a MACC office in 2009.Teoh, 30, had plunged from the then-Selangor MACC headquarters on the 14th floor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam on July 16, 2009 after he was questioned overnight by anti-graft officers.MACC investigations director Datuk Mustafar Ali had said that Ahmad Sarbaini returned to the MACC building at 8.26am on April 6 without an appointment and had requested to meet the investigation officer without stating why.Ahmad Sarbaini had already given his statement to MACC and was released from custody at 12.30pm on April 2. He had been remanded on March 29 following an MACC-led swoop on a Customs syndicate that it said was worth at least RM3 billion in unpaid taxes, resulting in the arrest of 62 officers.Mustafar said an officer then accompanied Ahmad Sarbaini to a room in the office before leaving to collect the case file, but found him missing when he returned.Ahmad Sarbainis body was later found on the badminton court on the first floor, but hi! s friend s have said it was impossible that he had committed suicide over the MACC investigations.His family has threatened to sue the MACC if police investigations into his death do not favour the family.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 The investigation into the death of a senior Customs officer at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office in Cheras has been completed and handed over to the Attorney-General, police said today.City police chief Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah said police handed the report into Ahmad Sarbaini Mohamed's (picture) death over to the A-G on Friday, stating that he was "satisfied with the investigation."He added that even though the report was classified as "sudden death," the police would continue investigations if required.Ahmad Sarbani, 56, who was attached to the Port Klang Customs office, was found dead at a badminton court on the first floor of the MACC building on April 6.His passing came as a blow to the anti-graft bodys credibility as it is already in the middle of a royal commission of inquiry into the mysterious death of DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock outside a MACC office in 2009.Teoh, 30, had plunged from the then-Selangor MACC headquarters on the 14th floor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam on July 16, 2009 after he was questioned overnight by anti-graft officers.MACC investigations director Datuk Mustafar Ali had said that Ahmad Sarbaini returned to the MACC building at 8.26am on April 6 without an appointment and had requested to meet the investigation officer without stating why.Ahmad Sarbaini had already given his statement to MACC and was released from custody at 12.30pm on April 2. He had been remanded on March 29 following an MACC-led swoop on a Customs syndicate that it said was worth at least RM3 billion in unpaid taxes, resulting in the arrest of 62 officers.Mustafar said an officer then accompanied Ahmad Sarbaini to a room in the office before leaving to collect the case file, but found him missing when he returned.Ahmad Sarbainis body was later found on the badminton court on the first floor, but hi! s friend s have said it was impossible that he had committed suicide over the MACC investigations.His family has threatened to sue the MACC if police investigations into his death do not favour the family. 
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