DAP files MACC report against Hadi over alleged RM90mil bribe

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GEORGE TOWN: A DAP assemblyman has filed a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) against PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang for alleged corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.

This follows a recent viral video of Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle Brown purportedly “confirming” her claim that Umno had allegedly given PAS a bribe of RM90 million to secure the party’s support in the 14th general election (GE14).

Rewcastle Brown’s claim was first made in August 2016, which led to her being sued for defamation by Hadi. The suit was eventually settled out-of-court, with Hadi reportedly paying Rewcastle Brown RM1.4 million in 2019.

Seri Delima assemblyman Syerleena Rashid filed the report at the MACC headquarters in Penang, urging for Hadi to be investigated for alleged corruption, money laundering and tax evasion after Rewcastle Brown “confirmed” her claim.

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I only said Umno paid PAS, says Rewcastle Brown

PETALING JAYA: Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle Brown has disputed a claim that she had confirmed a RM90 million payment by Umno to PAS in the years before the previous general election.

She told FMT that she had only confirmed that there was evidence to prove that PAS was paid.

However, the RM90 million figure was a red herring, she said. The figure had also been cited in a defamation suit against her in 2017.

“The actual amount is difficult to determine given that the sum was transferred in cash,” she said in response to a report lodged with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission by a state assemblyman from DAP.

The complaint was against PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang for alleged corruption, money laundering and tax evasion. It was filed after DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng had urged Hadi to explain a RM1.4 million settlement with Rewcastle Brown in his defamation suit against her.

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