Rafizi identifies Mr R, implicates PM's ex-aide in 'corporate mafia'
Published: Mar 27, 2026 11:41 AM
Updated: 5:50 PM
Rafizi Ramli has “revealed” the identity of one “Mr R”, an intermediary who allegedly worked closely with the “corporate mafia” and supposedly reported to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s former aide.
Citing details disclosed by businessperson Victor Chin, who has been embroiled in the “corporate mafia” scandal, Rafizi alleged Mr R is linked to NexG Berhad and HeiTech Padu Berhad.
NexG is a company that holds RM2.4 billion worth of government contracts to supply national identification cards and passports, with HeiTech Padu undertaking similar works, such as the development and deployment of the National Integrated Immigration System (NIISe).
“In communications with Chin, Mr R frequently referred to his ‘boss’. The imagery is clear that Mr R is the operator for someone more powerful,” Rafizi said in a social media post last night.
“The bigger question involves the allegations from communications between Chin and (Mr R) - that his boss (allegedly Anwar’s former aide) has the influence to direct actions from authorities to pressure NexG shareholders, and that (the ex-aide) is capable of convincing the prime minister to award billion-ringgit contracts to NexG.
“On this matter, it is best if the prime minister provides a response,” the former PKR deputy president added.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysiakini is unable to independently verify the claims.
While Rafizi named the individuals allegedly involved in the matter, Malaysiakini is withholding their names pending a response from them.
Rafizi also reiterated his understanding that Mr R and a PKR MP who ostensibly solicited funds from Chin are two separate people.
RM9.5 million ‘service fee’
In a 40-page document released on Tuesday, Chin detailed a chronology of events depicting him and his business partners in NexG facing threats and intimidation in a bid to “hijack” the publicly listed IT solutions provider.
Chin claimed that amid repeated demands to “deliver shares” following instructions from Mr R and the “corporate mafia,” he had frequent urgent contact with Mr R while the gang allegedly exerted pressure on NexG.
As for the PKR MP, Chin yesterday clarified that the RM9.5 million paid under duress to the lawmaker was a “service fee” and was not intended to settle matters with enforcement agencies probing the “corporate mafia” scandal.
Malaysiakini is unable to independently verify the claims.
While Rafizi named the individuals allegedly involved in the matter, Malaysiakini is withholding their names pending a response from them.
Rafizi also reiterated his understanding that Mr R and a PKR MP who ostensibly solicited funds from Chin are two separate people.
RM9.5 million ‘service fee’
In a 40-page document released on Tuesday, Chin detailed a chronology of events depicting him and his business partners in NexG facing threats and intimidation in a bid to “hijack” the publicly listed IT solutions provider.
Chin claimed that amid repeated demands to “deliver shares” following instructions from Mr R and the “corporate mafia,” he had frequent urgent contact with Mr R while the gang allegedly exerted pressure on NexG.
As for the PKR MP, Chin yesterday clarified that the RM9.5 million paid under duress to the lawmaker was a “service fee” and was not intended to settle matters with enforcement agencies probing the “corporate mafia” scandal.
Victor Chin
Chin also claimed the group targeted his family members, business associates, companies, friends, and anyone assumed to be connected to him.
The businessperson previously issued an ultimatum for the PKR parliamentarian, whom he has not named, to return the RM9.5 million by March 30, failing which his identity will be revealed.
Following Chin’s claims, Human Resources Minister R Ramanan held a press conference to deny involvement in the matter, insisting that he does not know and has never met Chin.
The PKR vice-president also accused Rafizi of harbouring an “evil agenda” to split the party by deploying cybertroopers to “attack” him.
Last month, Bloomberg named Chin as part of a network of businesspeople who allegedly colluded with the MACC to stage corporate takeovers of rivals.
Chin also claimed the group targeted his family members, business associates, companies, friends, and anyone assumed to be connected to him.
The businessperson previously issued an ultimatum for the PKR parliamentarian, whom he has not named, to return the RM9.5 million by March 30, failing which his identity will be revealed.
Following Chin’s claims, Human Resources Minister R Ramanan held a press conference to deny involvement in the matter, insisting that he does not know and has never met Chin.
The PKR vice-president also accused Rafizi of harbouring an “evil agenda” to split the party by deploying cybertroopers to “attack” him.
Last month, Bloomberg named Chin as part of a network of businesspeople who allegedly colluded with the MACC to stage corporate takeovers of rivals.
However, Chin has said that any investigations into the allegations must cover the “roles and conduct” of the MACC and police, adding that he supports the calls for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI).
He also argued that he has been victimised and “cornered by the mafia”, which he claimed has leveraged on government agencies.
‘Robbed in daylight’
On March 10, NexG founder Abu Hanifah Nordin claimed that his suspension as the company’s executive chairperson and CEO was because he had tried to protect NexG from “being robbed in daylight”.
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Hanifah had also detailed other allegations related to the so-called “corporate mafia,” including asserting that a “highly politically linked figure”, together with a board member, had pressured several directors and key members of NexG’s management to leave the company under duress.
While Hanifah’s executive powers have since been reinstated, the individual said to be Mr R is mentioned in the corporate figure’s nine-page statement.
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