Sabah assemblymen graft: Businessman wants ex-MACC head Latheefa Koya on his team
Tei, 37, from Selangor, was charged with two counts of giving bribes to two Sabah assemblymen and pleaded not guilty. (https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2025/06/1237801/updated-2-sabah...)
Tei's counsel, Edward Paul, said this was an unusual case where the complainant is also charged alongside the receivers.
"It's quite unusual, but we are prepared for it, and he's very adamant about clearing his name on both charges," he told reporters after the court proceedings.
He said they will be filing an ad-hoc admission application for Latheefa to join Tei's legal team.
However, he did not disclose the exact date when the application would be filed, only saying that it would be "soon".
Batholomew Jingulam and Jul Hamri Jumhani also represented Tei.
Latheefa, who is also the adviser of the rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL), is a peninsular-based lawyer who has been consulting Tei regarding the Op Adun cases.
Applications for the ad-hoc admission of counsel from outside Sabah are made pursuant to Section 10 of the Advocates Ordinance.
Op Adun is the investigation into the involvement of Sabah assemblymen in the issuance of mining licences.
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