Musa Aman’s son last to be sworn-in as MP

KUALA LUMPUR: Yamani Hafez Musa (pic), the son of former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman, has been sworn-in as the Sipitang MP.

The swearing-in ceremony was held before Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Mohamad Ariff Mohd Yusof in Parliament yesterday.

Yamani Hafez is the 222nd and last MP to take his oath. He has not been seen in public after the May 9 general election.

He was issued a reminder letter to be sworn-in immediately or be disqualified as MP if he failed to do so by Jan 15.

Meanwhile, the Sessions Court here yesterday allowed an application by Musa for his impounded international passport to be released to him from Jan 15 to Feb 10 to enable him to seek treatment in London.

Judge Rozina Ayob allowed the application on condition that Musa travelled only to Singapore and London during that period, or risk facing the forfeiture of his bail.

She said Musa, 68, would have to report to the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore and London and would have to report to the High Commission every three days during the period he would be there, which is from Jan 23 to Feb 8.

“The accused must furnish to the court the address of his accommodation in Singapore and London before the passport can be released,” she said. Rozina also ordered Musa to return the passport by Feb 11 at the latest, and said the surety was required to be responsible for the accused and know of his whereabouts.

The court also allowed an application by DPP Datuk Raja Rozela Raja Toran for the imposition of a temporary bail of RM200,000 in two sureties for the release of the passport, with the bail sum to be returned upon Musa’s surrender of the passport to the court after he is back from treatment.

On Nov 5 last year, Musa claimed trial to 35 counts of corruption involving US$63.3mil (RM263mil) in connection with timber concession contracts in Sabah. He was allowed bail of RM2mil in two sureties.