Bala is still in hiding. — Reuters pic
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The lawyer for private investigator P. Balasubramaniam said today the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) willingness to meet with his client is a positive development but insisted that the private investigator’s safety must be guaranteed.
“It certainly appears to be a positive statement but we will have to wait for the MACC to contact us directly with acceptance of the conditions set for the interview,” said Americk Sidhu in an email to The Malaysian Insider.
“We have stated previously that Bala is prepared to assist the MACC in any way possible provided his safety is not compromised,” he added.
Yesterday, the new MACC chief Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed declared the agency was prepared to meet Balasubramaniam anywhere — even abroad — over his allegations linked to the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder.
The missing private investigator has made a series of claims that involved Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his family.
Najib has denied all claims, calling them “scurrilous statements”.
In December last year, Balasubramaniam had written an email to the MACC stating his willingness to be interviewed over his claims contained in a series of videotaped interviews on the murder of Mongolian Shaariibuu, broadcasted over Youtube and the Malaysia Today news portal.
Balasubramaniam also imposed a condition that the interview be held in Singapore or London.
The request was made after a report was lodged by PKR Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Akin after the release of the video.
In its reply, MACC asked for a formal request which was later made through a lawyer on Christmas Eve last year.
Altantuya, a Mongolian interpreter, was found killed in October 2006. Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda was acquitted of plotting her murder while two elite special action squad policemen were found guilty last year for her death.
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