SHAH ALAM, 12 Nov: The flip-flop answer given by the Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Ahmad Maslan, on the issue of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) support letter is seen as not respecting Parliament.
The Secretary General of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Rafizi Ramli, said that Ahmad’s originally did not deny that there was a letter of support issued and then said that it exists is clearly misleading the House of Representatives.
“When Ahmad Maslan was asked in Parliament, he vehemently denied that there was the letter of support.
“However, when asked by the media, he admitted that the letter of support existed,” he said, quoted from The Malaysian Insider today.
Rafizi said that he sent a letter to the speaker to refer Ahmad to the Special Parliamentary Committee after seeing that the actions of the Deputy Finance Minister was clearly misleading the House.
“Because Ahmad Maslan’s denial in Parliament has been recorded in the hansard, there is record and evidence indicating that he is misleading the House.
“And we have sent the letter to the Speaker on this matter this morning,” he said.
NS
