Kuala lumpur: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today clarified that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) was not instructed to investigate Pagoh Member of Parliament Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin over the recent RON95 targeted subsidy issue. Instead, the Prime Minister said MCMC was asked to verify the authenticity of the sources that were referred to in relation to the matter.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Anwar stated, “I asked MCMC for clarification. Some misunderstood and claimed that MCMC is being asked to investigate Pagoh. No. Let me clarify. I said that the information came from one, two, or three sources. I told them (MCMC), please investigate these sources.” He emphasized that if the sources are found to be unreliable, then the statements based on them would not hold. Anwar made these remarks during Minister’s Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat, responding to a question from Datuk Rosol Wahid (PN-Hulu Terengganu) about whether he would apologize to Muhyiddin on the matter.
In the Dewan Rakyat last week, Muhyiddin, who is also the Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman, demanded an apology from Anwar for accusing him of defending foreigners over the RON95 targeted subsidy initiative. Anwar addressed this, expressing his willingness to apologize, but only after MCMC completes its verification process regarding the sources of the information provided.
Anwar mentioned, “I have no issue with apologizing. But we’re still waiting for confirmation. One source has already been found to be inaccurate. If the remaining two are also found to be false, I have no problem apologizing. If MCMC confirms it, I will clarify and apologize to Pagoh MP, but let’s wait for it first.”
On a separate issue, Anwar discussed his application to refer eight legal questions to the Federal Court concerning the interpretation of actions against the Prime Minister being frivolous, vexatious, or an abuse of process. He clarified that the application seeks the court’s decision on whether it is possible to attack the Prime Minister in a frivolous manner that interferes with their duties. Anwar asserted that the decision rests with the court, not the Prime Minister, in response to a query from Chaa Kee Chin (PH-Rasah) about alleged attempts to seek legal immunity from civil and criminal cases.