Businessperson Albert Tei had approached MACC but was warned against coming forward before he exposed the Sabah mining scandal to Malaysiakini, his lawyer Mahajoth Singh revealed.

“For the clearance of any doubt, my client had in fact first approached MACC at the end of October 2024. He attempted to make disclosures concerning the Sabah corruption scandal. He was, however, warned by MACC not to come forward, as otherwise he would be in trouble.