KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - There is no political agenda in the arrests of two Perak state executive councillors for graft because the investigation is based on facts that cannot be fabricated, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

'For the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) to take action means there is a giver and a receiver,' said the Deputy Prime Minister.

'The law does not exempt anyone and this time it seems that two Perak executive councillors from Parti Keadilan Rakyat are being charged. This means that the ACA is satisfied with investigations on the two,' he said.

Najib was commenting on claims by Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin that the arrests could be politically motivated to coincide with the Permatang Pauh by-election campaign.

The ACA arrested Changkat Jering assemblyman Kapt (Rtd) Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu, 57, and Behrang assemblyman Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, 52, on Wednesday for alleged graft involving housing projects in Seri Iskandar worth RM180mil. Four others were also arrested.

In Ipoh, senior state exco member Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham said the arrests were a trap to topple the Pakatan Rakyat Government.

He also asked former Perak mentri besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Tajol Rosli Ghazali to explain how he planned to seize power in the state by Aug 31.

Ngeh said 'someone' had warned Pakatan Rakyat leaders during a meeting on Wednesday that a trap would be laid to cause the fall of the Nizar administration.

'From information we received, the bag (containing RM100,000 in cash) was placed within five minutes the ACA officers made the arrest,' he said.

In Bukit Mertajam, MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan urged the public to refrain from commenting on the allegations against two exco members.

'There has been talk about sabotage but at this point, we should just let ACA run its investigations and get to the bottom of this,' he said.