“I wish to clarify that I have never known the individual. There has been no discussions between myself and the person regarding the entry of Bangladeshi workers into Malaysia,” he stated in a posting on his Facebook page today.
Muhyiddin said he had asked the ministry’s secretary-general to brief him about allegations that the ministry had granted permission to “Dato Amin”, just a few days before the recent general election, to bring in 80,000 foreign workers to Malaysia.
Even if such an approval did exist, he has instructed the matter be put on hold.
Muhyiddin said the ministry would not compromise with any party found to be abusing the system to bring in foreign workers. Any act that violated the law and undermined national interest would be dealt with sternly, he added.