Come back and fight corruption allegation if clean, Anwar says as MACC seeks ‘runaway’ Perikatan associates
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's son-in-law should have remained in the country to defend his innocence. — Picture by KE Ooi
Tuesday, 08 Aug 2023 2:57 PM MYT
SEBERANG PERAI, Aug 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today called on two men wanted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to assist in ongoing investigations that have been linked to the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.
The duo, one a lawyer and another a businessmen, were said to have left the country in May. One of them has been reported to be a son-in-law to PN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
“I heard yesterday that Muhyiddin’s son-in-law ran away when MACC went after him,” he told reporters after a meet-and-greet at Sungai Bakap in Penang.
He said that the son-in-law should have remained in the country to defend his innocence as it does not set a good example, especially as the amount of money that was said to have been misused was large.
“PN always claims they are clean but you look at the MACC statement, they investigated and they have proof so they went to arrest his son-in-law but he ran away,” Anwar said.
“They are the most involved in graft cases, they definitely can’t say they are bersih,” he said, using the Malay word meaning “clean”.
The MACC issued a statement yesterday saying it is looking for a businessman and a lawyer to assist in investigations into a corruption and embezzlement case in the registration, recruitment and biometric storage of foreign workers in a ministry.
It added that one of the men is a son-in-law of a former prime minister.
Tuesday, 08 Aug 2023 2:57 PM MYT
SEBERANG PERAI, Aug 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today called on two men wanted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to assist in ongoing investigations that have been linked to the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.
The duo, one a lawyer and another a businessmen, were said to have left the country in May. One of them has been reported to be a son-in-law to PN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
“I heard yesterday that Muhyiddin’s son-in-law ran away when MACC went after him,” he told reporters after a meet-and-greet at Sungai Bakap in Penang.
He said that the son-in-law should have remained in the country to defend his innocence as it does not set a good example, especially as the amount of money that was said to have been misused was large.
“PN always claims they are clean but you look at the MACC statement, they investigated and they have proof so they went to arrest his son-in-law but he ran away,” Anwar said.
“They are the most involved in graft cases, they definitely can’t say they are bersih,” he said, using the Malay word meaning “clean”.
The MACC issued a statement yesterday saying it is looking for a businessman and a lawyer to assist in investigations into a corruption and embezzlement case in the registration, recruitment and biometric storage of foreign workers in a ministry.
It added that one of the men is a son-in-law of a former prime minister.
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