He has also named MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki and the government as defendants.

Tei, who was charged with bribery last month, is seeking general damages and a declaration that MACC’s actions, including putting him in handcuffs, were invalid and unconstitutional.

Tei claimed that MACC’s actions violated the Federal Constitution which stipulates that all persons are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection, and that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty.

He also noted that high-profile individuals were not ordered to wear such clothes when detained by MACC.

“Why weren’t (former prime ministers) Najib Razak, Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri Yaakob in orange shirts when they were caught?

“Is there a double standard?” he said to reporters in a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur court complex.

Separately, Tei’s lawyer N Surendran said his client’s case at the Shah Alam court had been transferred to Kuala Lumpur to be heard with his other case there.

The prosecution has been ordered to hand over their documents to the defence by March 13.

Tei and former senior political secretary to the prime minister, Shamsul Iskandar Akin, are charged with corruption involving over RM230,000 in alleged gratification.

Tei was charged with giving bribes to Shamsul in connection with mineral exploration licences in Sabah. Both pleaded not guilty.