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

Former Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim's lawyer, Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, disputed the MACC's claim that Azeez personally chose to appear in court wearing a purple lock-up shirt and handcuffs.

Azeez was held in police custody and was required to don the attire just before a hearing, with police placing the handcuffs on him.

The lawyer criticized the MACC's account, suggesting potential legal action for misleading narratives.

Azeez has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges related to influencing investments and has been granted bail.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Former Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim’s lawyer has reportedly rejected the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) assertion that his client chose to appear in court wearing a purple lock-up shirt and handcuffs yesterday.

According to The Edge , Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad said Azeez 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.

He said the police had also placed the handcuffs on Azeez before taking him directly to another Sessions Court for the MACC charge, leaving him no opportunity to change.

“Accordingly, our client’s appearance in the purple lock-up attire and handcuffs during the subsequent MACC proceedings was not a matter of his personal choice,” he said.

Amer said he was “flabbergasted” by the MACC’s account and warned that Azeez reserved the right to take legal action against anyone who published what he described as a false or misleading version of events.

Azeez yesterday pleaded not guilty to using his position to influence TH’s approval of a RM193.5 million investment in Putrajaya Perdana Bhd, a company in which he was alleged to have an interest, and was granted bail of RM450,000 with two local sureties.

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朝圣基金局前主席拿督斯里阿都阿兹阿都拉欣的律师拿督阿米尔哈姆扎阿尔沙德对反贪会关于阿兹个人选择穿着紫色锁衫和手铐出庭的说法提出异议。

阿齐兹被警方拘留，并在听证会前被要求穿上这身行头，警方还给他戴上了手铐。

律师批评了反贪污委员会的说法，并暗示可能会因其误导性陈述而采取法律行动。

阿齐兹对与影响投资相关的腐败指控拒不不认罪，并已获准保释。

吉隆坡，9月10日讯——据报道，前朝圣基金局（TH）主席拿督斯里阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹·阿卜杜勒·拉希姆的律师驳斥了马来西亚反贪污委员会（MACC）的说法，即他的当事人昨天选择穿着紫色囚服和手铐出庭。

据《The Edge》报道，拿督阿梅尔·哈姆扎·阿尔沙德表示，阿齐兹当天一直被警方拘留，并在地方法庭审理警方还押申请前不久被指示换上拘留服。

他说，警方在将阿齐兹直接带到另一个地方法庭接受反贪污委员会的指控之前，就给他戴上了手铐，让他没有机会改过自新。

“因此，我的当事人在随后的反贪污委员会听证会上身穿紫色囚服、戴着手铐出现，并非出于他个人的选择，”他说。

阿梅尔表示，他对反贪污委员会的说法感到“震惊”，并警告说，阿齐兹保留对任何发布他所说的虚假或误导性事件版本的人采取法律行动的权利。

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