However, he told the Dewan Rakyat he did not have any specific information about these investigations, adding that he is leaving it to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to determine whether those being probed should be prosecuted or not.

“I don’t know (specifically), but from what I was informed, there are investigations involving the opposition and the government bloc,” he said during the question-and-answer session in Parliament today.

“I don’t know their positions. The enforcement agency informed me that they are investigating. Whether charges will be laid or not will depend on the AGC.”

Anwar was responding to a question from Siti Zailah Yusoff (PN-Rantau Panjang) on whether any government MPs or parties were being investigated for receiving political donations. She said this would allay fears about selective prosecution.

Siti Zailah’s comments come in the wake of insistence by Perikatan Nasional (PN) leaders that the corruption charges levelled against them have been politically motivated.

Apart from PN chairman and Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin, Bersatu’s Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan and the party’s deputy Segambut chief, Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad, have been charged with soliciting and accepting bribes linked to the Jana Wibawa programme.

The programme, introduced in 2020 when Muhyiddin helmed the government, was aimed at helping Bumiputera contractors during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Anwar said the law allows political parties to receive donations from third parties and that he had no qualms if his party were to be investigated for receiving such funds.

He pointed out that while it is not illegal for political parties to accept donations, it is a crime if these donations are used as the basis to obtain contracts or enrich certain parties.