'Mention Kayveas' name again in court, you and your family will be killed. Bang Bang!'

This was the threat penned in red ink allegedly handed over to ex-Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) enforcement director Abdul Kudus Ahmad together with a live bullet last night.

The 43-year-old former army officer filed a report over the matter with the Brickfields district police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon.

The report, a copy of which was made available to malaysiakini , said two men on a motorcycle approached Abdul Kudus as he was about to enter his mother's house in Cheras at about 11pm.

"Are you Captain Kudus?" one of them asked. When he replied "yes", the man handed him a brown envelope which contained the letter and bullet.

According to Abdul Kudus, the men then rode off but he was unable to note the motorcycle's registration plate number as it was not clear.

Abdul Kudus is currently facing 24 charges of bribery during his tenure as the MPAJ enforcement director. The case, which is currently ongoing, also involves Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department M Kayveas.

Abdul Kudus landed in the dock after Kayveas, who was then deputy housing and local government minister, accused him of taking as much as RM70,000 in bribes from a restaurant operator.

However, Abdul Kudus claimed that he was being set up and that Kayveas had tried to stop a raid carried out by the MPAJ enforcement officers on the restaurant.

Contacted later, Abdul Kudus' lawyer M Manoharan described the threat as an attempt to interfere with the administration of justice.

"It is up to the police to investigate and decide on the next course of action," he said, adding that he had advised his client to file the police report.

Kayveas: It's a false report

Meanwhile, Kayveas claimed that the incident was nothing more than a joke 'set up' by Abdul Kudus himself.

The deputy minister also alleged that Abdul Kudus was trying to prevent him from testifying in court.

"I'm not running away. I am just waiting to take the stand to tell my side of the story. It is the only opportunity I have, and it is in my interest, to take the stand and to clear the air," he added when contacted.

"This is some story he has created because his case is coming up in September. He needs something new because they thought when they subpoenaed me I would run away or escape. They were wrong. I appeared in court, so now they need another strategy.

"What I would like to tell (Abdul) Kudus is, it's a good try, but he has to try harder if he wants to intimidate me. The police should investigate him. I'm 100 percent sure this is a false report," he said.

Kayveas, who is currently in Kuching, said people usually received bullets via post and not by hand.

"Nobody would be on a motorbike and pass bullets. People want to do it, they send it by post. We've heard of people receiving bullets but they receive it by post.

"I've got nothing to do with this. What is there to investigate? Somebody uses my name just like that. They should investigate him," he added.

Brickfields police chief Mohd Dzuraidi Ibrahim, when contacted, said the report has been referred to the Cheras district police headquarters.