‘Flabbergasted’: Lawyer says lock-up attire, handcuffs were not former TH chairman Abdul Azeez’s choice

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigators have come under criticism for their account of former Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim's appearance in court over allegations of using his position to influence TH's approval of a RM193.5 million investment in Putrajaya Perdana Bhd. According to his lawyer, Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Azeez was not the one to choose his lock-up attire and handcuffs, arguing that he remained in police custody throughout the day and was instructed to change into the lock-up attire shortly before a Sessions Court heard the police’s remand application.

The lawyer expressed flabbergast at the MACC's account, asserting that his client had reserved the right to take legal action against anyone who published what he described as a false or misleading version of events.

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