On Wednesday evening, Shamsul said in a statement posted on social media that he had made a police report against Tei at 5.05pm while on the election campaign trail in Sabah.
He said that Tei has made “baseless accusations and defamatory allegations” claiming that there were instructions from Anwar to record videos involving several Sabah politicians.
He described the claims as a “malicious conspiracy” to tarnish Anwar’s image.
“They also represent a deliberate attempt to undermine the government in an undemocratic manner, particularly during the Sabah election campaign period,” said Shamsul, whose statement did not address the allegations surrounding the RM629,000.
Tei has made national headlines recently, after he released covert videos purportedly showing Sabah state lawmakers engaged in alleged bribe negotiations with him for a mining licence.
While he claims to be a whistleblower, Tei has been charged alongside two Sabah state assemblymen with giving and accepting bribes.
Those implicated denied wrongdoing, accusing Tei of releasing the videos out of revenge for not securing government contracts.
Another video of Tei released on Tuesday shows him speaking with a woman, allegedly named Sofia, whom he claimed was Shamsul’s proxy.
In the video, the woman alleged that Anwar himself authorised Tei to record conversations with several Sabah politicians – including state ministers and assemblymen – regarding mineral exploration licenses in Sabah.
The woman also claimed Shamsul had asked Azam to “ease his case”.
Following the release of the video, Sofia admitted to meeting Tei, but denied being Shamsul’s proxy and accused Tei of spreading lies and slander.
“I stress here that I’m not a proxy to Shamsul.
“And I must clarify that I’ve never met or had any discussions with PMX in regard to the allegations made by Albert,” Sofia was quoted as saying by Malaysiakini, referring to the moniker used to describe Anwar.
Separately, Anwar has said that the MACC is free to probe allegations of wrongdoing faced by Shamsul, a former member of parliament for Hang Tuah Jaya.
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