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PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan has criticized alleged abuse by key government agencies to pressure opposition MPs to leave their parties and declare their support for the ruling Perikatan Nasional.
The coalition cited institutions such as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), the Public Finance Office and the police as political weapons following several arrests and investigations launched against some opposition politicians.
In a forceful statement, the PH presidential council said that any abuse of government agencies or institutions with the intention of disrupting, pressuring or threatening political rivals was unacceptable.
“This was the reason for the recent investigations against various deputies such as Lim Guan Eng, Steven Choong, Larry Sng and Dr. Xavier Jayakumar.
“Political competition must take place in a healthy environment, with democratic practices in accordance with the Federal Constitution,” the statement said.
It was signed by PKR President Anwar Ibrahim, DAP Secretary General Lim, and Amanah President Mohamad Sabu.
Last week, the MACC arrested PKR Perak vice president MA Tinagaran, who is linked to Xavier, the former minister of water, land and natural resources. Tinagaran was suspected of taking bribes from various companies for a project awarded by the ministry in 2019.
“At this juncture, we understand that these actions were being taken to pressure them to declare their support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin,” he said.
Recently, Anwar and Warisan Chairman Shafie Apdal claimed that members of his party were offered “millions” to defect.
Anwar claimed that, in addition to the RM1 million offers, Julau MP Larry Sng and Tebrau MP Steven Choong, who were fired from PKR after defecting, may have been “pressured” in other ways to back Muhyiddin. .
