Rafizi takes Selangor govt corruption allegation to MACC

Rafizi takes Selangor govt corruption allegation to MACC

PKR sec-gen files report over 'money and women' dealings with state government, submitting all documents in his possession with regards to the scandal.

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PUTRAJAYA:
PKR Secretary-General Rafizi Ramli today filed a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over claims that money and women were sought in negotiations with the Selangor government.

He arrived at the commission’s headquarters here, at around 11.45am today and did not come out until about an hour later.

Accompanying him were Pakatan Harapan chief secretary Saifuddin Abdullah, Kelana Jaya and Kapar parliamentarians, Wong Chen and G. Manivannan, respectively.

Addressing the media afterwards, the Pandan lawmaker said he had submitted all the documents in his possession and hence, is no longer authorised to divulge any further information on the matter.

He then asked the public to be fair to the Selangor government as well as the MACC, and allow them to conduct their investigation freely.

“MACC is always seen as being stuck in a political clique. (But) I think this is perhaps one of the rarest cases where I, as the party Secretary-General, had under the orders of the party itself made a report, and passed information of alleged wrongdoing involving my own party members.

“I know it is rare but this should be the culture.”

The allegation came to the public’s attention after a screenshot of a WhatsApp group chat, in which Rafizi had claimed to have received complaints on the said incident, was leaked.

Rafizi then presented evidence to PKR’s political bureau where he was given “full blessings” to take it to the MACC.

Selangor Menteri Besar and PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali, however, dismissed the allegations, claiming it was merely part of a smear campaign against the state government.

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