Former aide to Seputeh MP Teresa Kok, Edmund Teoh, had decided to withdraw from the March 16 DAP central executive committee election after his detention by MACC.
PETALING JAYA: A former officer of Seputeh MP Teresa Kok, who was remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, has denied allegations that he had solicited and accepted a RM500,000 bribe.
In a statement, Edmund Teoh confirmed he was released by the MACC on Sunday and said that no charges had been filed against him.
“I wish to categorically refute all allegations and accusations made against me.”
He said the claims were “baseless, politically motivated and devoid of truth”.
Teoh also said that to uphold DAP’s reputation, he had decided to withdraw from the party’s central executive committee election this Sunday.
Teoh said he had also resigned from any positions he holds in the party.
He was Kuala Lumpur DAP publicity secretary.
“This decision is made in the best interests of all involved, and I stand by it with conviction and integrity,” he said.
Teoh, along with another of Kok’s former officers, Ng Yoot Kuen, were earlier summoned by the anti-graft agency to provide their statements.
An MACC source had previously said the alleged RM500,000 bribe was for helping approve an application for RM1.5 million in funding for the supply of interactive smart boards to several schools in Kuala Lumpur.
The anti-graft agency had also recorded statements from 18 others.
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