KUALA LUMPUR — A Customs officer died today after falling from the third floor of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) building on Jalan Cochrane where he was being investigated with others for over a billion ringgit in unpaid taxes.
The deceased was Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed, a 56-year-old assistant director from Customs Department in Selangor. Ahmad had returned to the MACC building at 8.26am today unannounced and requested to meet with the investigation officer.
Ahmad had already given his statement to MACC and released from custody at 12.30PM on Saturday. He had been remanded on March 29 following an MACC-led swoop on Customs staff, resulting in the arrests of 62 officers.
An officer then accompanied Ahmad to an office room before leaving to collect the case file but found him missing when he returned. Ahmad’s body was later found sprawled on the badminton court at the first floor.
Note: Ahmad Sarbani sentenced himself with mandatory death (if suicidal) and lost everything including Muslim status. May Allah blessed him.
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Meanwhile his childhood friend, Ridzuan Mohamad told of his disbelief when received news today.
“I was close to him and he was very humble. I think the charge against him by MACC is nonsense. He was just a scapegoat for someone else,” said the 46-year-old former reporter.
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April 7 — MACC has suspended two officers for leaving Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed unattended before he fell to his death from the MACC office. They are supposed to accompany witnesses in MACC premises at all time. The suspensions are to assist internal investigations related to this matter and it will last until an internal probe is completed.
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April 8 — The main Customs officers union decided today to seek an explanation from Datuk Seri Najib Razak and clear the department’s name after the fatal death plunge of a senior officer being investigated for suspected corruption over billions of ringgit of unpaid tax.
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April 9 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak is prepared to meet Customs representatives to thrash out issues after its union said morale was damaged by the death of senior officer Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed and allegations of billion-ringgit corruption.The Prime Minister also said that Customs not to be concerned about the allegations they adhered to regulations.---------------------
April 10 — PAS pusat mahu SPRM memastikan setiap siasatan ke atas suspek atau saksi dibuat secara telus supaya tiada lagi kematian — selepas nasib menimpa Teoh Beng Hock dan yang terbaru Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed.
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