KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) conducted a search at Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Tan Sri Musa Aman’s residence on Wednesday.
However, no files or documents were seized from the former chief minister’s Luyang home.
Musa’s legal counsel, Zahir Shah, confirmed this and said no one was at home when the search took place.
“Yes, the MACC did go to Tan Sri Musa’s house. But… no files or documents (were) confiscated. That’s all I can comment,” he said.
It was reported that Zahir was present at the gates of Musa’s home when the MACC team turned up on Wednesday, but the team was initially unable to enter the house as the occupants were not present.
It is unclear whether the search is related to MACC’s investigation of Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star) president Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan over the party’s partnership with Sabah BN to form the state government.
The MACC recently investigated Jeffrey over an allegation that he received RM20 million from a certain party following the 14th general election (GE14).
In the GE14, Star won two state seats and joined forces with Sabah BN to form a state government, paving the way for Musa to be sworn-in as chief minister on May 10.
Two days later, however, Parti Warisan Sabah president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal was sworn in as chief minister after six assemblymen exited the Musa-led government to join a Warisan-Pakatan Harapan pact.