KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today stresses that he did not interfere in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) decisions involving former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
He said MACC’s decision in calling the Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman to have his statement recorded today was solely under the commission’s jurisdiction even after all the relevant agencies including the Attorney-General’s Chambers were ordered to look into all cases related to corruption.
"(The agencies were told to) look into the cases, the charges. So far, only Muhyiddin has been called, but to say that there is a political motive behind this and that other big cases will be off the hook is not right.
"That’s why I said we have to look whether there is a case or not. That’s MACC’s job and until now, I didn’t know where the case is going,” he told reporters after officiating the Kuala Lumpur Garden Festival 2023 at the Titiwangsa Lake Garden here today.
Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, also clarified that MACC’s decision to charge several individuals with corruption last month in connection with Jana Wibawa and flood mitigation projects were based on the Finance Ministry’s documents. - BERNAMA
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