Top judge tried to arrange ‘luxury villa funding’
Two top judges and a judicial administrator are alleged to be part of a plot to overthrow the government, according to statements leaked online.
06 May 2018, 9:00 AM
A top judge tried to arrange funding for the purchase of a lakefront villa in Malaysia, it has been claimed, as more secret statements from a police probe into an alleged coup plot were leaked online.
Leading local businessman Ibrahim Athif told police in a statement that Justice Ali Hameed tried to arrange funding for him and was later interested — along with Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and judicial administrator Hassan Saeed — in purchasing their own villas.
Police have confirmed the leaked statements are authentic, but the contents cannot be independently verified.
The leaks describe events that took place following a February 1 Supreme Court order for the release of President Abdulla Yameen’s opponents and feature allegations of bribery, with Judges Mohamed Haleem and Adam Arif also testifying about being “influenced” to issue rulings.
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