Former inspector-general of police (IGP) Musa Hassan suspects an agenda behind the allegations that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak had paid prominent lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah RM9.5 million.

Musa was replying to media questions about possible links between the allegations made by whistleblower website Sarawak Report, and jailed former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim applying to set aside his conviction for Sodomy II based on those allegations.

"I am suspicious. There might be certain interests and an agenda here, which can bring ruin or chaos to the country," he said at a press conference in Petaling Jaya today.

Shafee, a private lawyer, was appointed by the government to lead the prosecution against Anwar when the former PKR president's case was heard at the Federal Court.

Anwar was originally acquitted of the sodomy charge by the High Court in February 2012, but the ruling was overturned by the Court of Appeal in March 2014.

Musa also said that those who made the RM9.5 million allegations, "whoever it is", lodge reports on the matter with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the police.

The current IGP Khalid Abu Bakar had earlier revealed that 40 police reports have been lodged in relation to the allegation.

Musa, who had previously already questioned the validity of the same allegations by pointing out Najib closed his bank account before the alleged transactions took place, insisted that he was not being paid by any parties.

"We are fighting for truth. I am not being paid by anyone.

"(I am saying this) as a normal citizen who wants to uphold the truth, because I am not involved in politics and I am also not involved with the government," he said.

Previously, Musa had questioned how Najib had supposedly paid Shafee RM9.5 million in two tranches on Sept 11, 2013 and Feb 17, 2014, when his Ambank account was closed on Aug 30, 2013.

However, it was revealed on July 9, 2015 that Najib had at least two accounts in Ambank Islamic and that the other was closed on March 9, 2015.

Last week, Sarawak Report claimed to have cited documents from investigators which purportedly showed that Najib paid Shafee from the same account into which SRC funds were transferred.

Shafee had said that he will release a statement on the matter on a later date.

Malaysiakini cannot independently verify Sarawak Report's allegation or confirm if the purported payment was related to the Sodomy II case.

Repeated attempts to solicit comments from Najib's aide Tengku Sharrifudin Tengku Ahmad have been unsuccessful.