KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — The Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain today confirmed that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has requested for a Red Notice to track down Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s son-in-law and a lawyer.

Razarudin said that the graft buster made a verbal request for the Red Notice, Free Malaysia Today reported.

He said that police will work closely with the anti-corruption agency to bring home the wanted individuals to assist in the investigation.

"We will work on whatever information we have so far. The request was only made verbally,” he was quoted as saying.

Previously, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has said that the agency may seek Interpol’s assistance to track down Datuk Seri Muhammad Adlan Berhan and a lawyer by the name of Mansoor Saat.

MACC wanted the duo to help in an investigation of alleged corruption and misappropriation in connection with a project related to the registration, recruitment and biometric storage of foreign workers in a ministry.

However, Muhammad Adlan has since denied that he left Malaysia to escape questioning from the MACC regarding alleged irregularities concerning a lucrative government contract concerning foreign workers.

Lawyer Datuk Baljit Singh Sidhu, who is acting for Muhammad Adlan, issued a statement strongly objecting to the MACC’s August 7 comments portraying his client as a fugitive who absconded from the country.

"Our client categorically states that he is innocent and is entitled not to be tried in the court of public opinion by any enforcement agencies. He is ready and willing to assist in any investigation and have full faith in the judicial process but at the same time will jealously protect his rights and liberty from being taken away not in accordance with law.

"Our client states that he will certainly return to Malaysia as soon as possible to answer all questions and to assist the MACC with any investigation so long as the elements of threats and persecution are eliminated,” said Baljit.

On August 7, the MACC issued a statement containing the photographs of Muhammad Adlan and lawyer Mansoor Saat, telling the public it was tracking these two men to help in the investigations.

The MACC had said immigration records showed that these two men left Malaysia on May 17 and May 21, 2023 respectively but that there were no records of them re-entering the country, and that the duo had failed to present themselves at MACC’s office despite MACC’s efforts to contact them and their lawyers.