In a statement this evening, Kok said Edmund Teoh will be remanded until Sunday.

Teoh and another former officer, Ng Yoot Kuen, were earlier summoned by the anti-graft agency to provide their statements.

“I have no knowledge or involvement in the reasons behind MACC’s decision to remand (Teoh), and it is completely outside of my control,” Kok said.

The Seputeh MP said she had in November raised concerns about the rationale behind the Federal Territory education department’s request for and provision of smartboards.

She said her speech was published in full on her social media platforms for transparency and public record.

“It is critical to underscore that my speech was not an attack on any individual or department but a call for transparency regarding the disparity in the procurement of smartboards by the department,” she said.

Kok, who is a DAP vice-chairman, said she found it regrettable and disheartening that she is being unfairly blamed by certain members of her own party and the families of her former staff over MACC’s decision to question Teoh and Ng.

She said that as an independent body, the decisions and actions of MACC “are theirs alone to make”, and no one, including herself, had any power or influence over the agency.

“Therefore, I strongly urge all parties to refrain from engaging in baseless speculation or making unfounded accusations at this time,” she said.

Kok said that the authorities must be allowed to carry out their investigation unimpeded and that MACC should be given space to probe the matter impartially and thoroughly.