KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today raided the firm of lawyers representing Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman and Pagoh member of parliament Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Sources said that a team of more than 10 officers from the commission raided the office of Rosli Dahlan Saravanan (RDS), located in Publika, Solaris Dutamas this morning.
It is also learnt that the officerts demanded the rights to obtain and seize a number of documents belonging to the firm.
Another source familiar with the probe, however, said it was not a raid but instead was follow-up visit" for an ongoing investigation.
The same source, however, declined to provide details on what transpired and cases related to investigation.
Reports also stated that Rosli Dahlan, a partner at RDS, serves as the lead counsel for Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) as well as Muhyiddin.
It was also reported that RDS is handling Muhyddin's defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The NST is reaching out MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki for further comments.