Missing private eye P Balasubramaniam is prepared to assist the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) with investigations into the alleged cover-up of the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu.

NONE Popular blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin (left) made the claim in a posting, saying that Bala’s lawyer Americk Singh Sidhu has extended a conditional offer to the anti-graft body.

As the MACC is investigating the case, Americk Singh has sent investigating officer Abdul Rahman Bachok two emails, the contents of which were published yesterday on Raja Petra’s website.

americk siva pc 040708 02 In an email dated Dec 4, Americk Singh (right) told Abdul Rahman that Bala is prepared to assist the MACC in its investigations and to be interviewed by its officers.

However, several terms were stipulated:

1) That the interview should be conducted in either Singapore or London

2) That the time and date of the interview should be mutually agreed to suit all parties involved

3) That the MACC should bear the cost of all airfares, including those of the lawyers involved

4) That the MACC should also bear all hotel expenses, subsistence, transportation and meals in respect of Bala and his lawyers

5) That any statement recorded from Bala should be in the English language, a copy of which should be given to the PI

6) That the lawyers should be allowed to make audio-visual recordings of the interview

Americk Singh explained that Bala is "concerned about his safety and welfare if this interview were to be conducted in Malaysia and will not entertain any assurances given by the MACC or any other party".

No comment from MACC

The lawyer also urged Abdul Rahman to respond promptly to the email so that he could relay the proposals to Bala.

"As you (Abdul Rahman) obviously have my mobile number, please feel free to contact me at any time to make the necessary arrangements," he wrote.

He further revealed that Abdul Rahman had contacted him on Dec 8 to verify the matter.

When contacted for comments, however, a MACC spokesperson said: "Due to ongoing investigations, we cannot reveal anything."

azlan Bala, a former Special Branch detective, had made public a statutory declaration last year linking then deputy premier (now prime minister) Najib Abdul Razak to Altantuya.

However, the document was retracted within 24 hours under questionable circumstances and Bala fled abroad with his family.

Americk has since claimed that Bala’s disappearance is linked to Najib’s younger brother, Nazim. When the premier finally broke his silence, it was only to dismiss the claim as “frivolous”.

PKR Youth chief Shamsul Iskander Mohd Akin lodged a report with the MACC over Nazim's alleged involvement in bribery.

He was called for questioning at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya two days later. Shamsul also said that Abdul Rahman Bachok told him locate Bala.