THE Ministry of Finance (MoF) has denied that former Permatang Pauh MP, Nurul Izzah Anwar was a paid adviser to the Economic Stimulus Implementation and Coordination Unit Between National Agencies (Laksana).
In a post on X, the ministry said the so-called agreement document published on social media is an invalid draft of an offer letter.
The ministry described the accusation as "complete slander", and that the PKR vice-president was performing the role pro bono and not receiving any benefits.
“The viral post is an outright slander,” the ministry said in the post today.
A Facebook user had earlier in a post, claimed that Nurul Izzah was appointed as an advisor to Laksana and received a monthly salary of RM35,000 and had two staffers paid between RM5,000 and RM20,000.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Nurul Izzah, who is also the prime minister's daughter, said she would lodge a police report over the matter after the Chinese New Year holidays.
Laksana was set up under the MoF to monitor the implementation of Malaysia’s 2020 economic stimulus package amounting to RM20 billion. - The Vibes, February 14, 2024