KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has refused to comment on the leaked document dubbed “PAS’ political engagement report”, saying its authenticity has yet to be determined.
“We don’t know whether the document is real,” he briefly told Sinar Harian after the Keluarga Malaysia Keluarga Sejahtera book launch in Putrajaya today.
Meanwhile, Home Minister and Perikatan Nasional secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has rubbished claims that the coalition is conspiring to take down certain people.
“I have never done any of those things. It is not my work,” he was quoted as saying last night.
He said he agreed with PAS vice-president Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, who described it as a “rubbish document”.
Yesterday, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein told The Vibes that the contents of the alleged minutes of a PAS meeting leaked earlier this week were “total rubbish”.
“Total rubbish! These people just never stop. Crazy!” he told The Vibes in a brief WhatsApp message.
“Whoever created this tale in this holy month of Ramadan has lost all consideration.”
The alleged document had claimed that PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan and vice-president Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, who supposedly acted as operators to engage with leaders of several political parties, had met with Hishammuddin on April 7 at his residence to discuss the general election and possible cooperation.
In the document, it is claimed that the meeting with Hishammuddin had concluded that there was no way Umno could hold its party election before the federal polls, and that the only remaining option was to convince Ismail Sabri to be Umno’s poster boy.
The report also alleged that party president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and his predecessor Datuk Seri Najib Razak would not hold any power within Umno, with the promise of being pardoned from their court cases.
“At the moment, Ismail Sabri and the others must form a three-party cooperation to face the general election,” the document read, adding that Hishammuddin also supposedly agreed to be Umno president on the condition that no other individuals would challenge him for the top post.
In the conclusion of the report, it claimed that Umno’s faction of cabinet members will strive to ensure Ismail Sabri becomes the prime minister candidate for the coming election, and that Zahid must be convicted immediately and granted a pardon later. – The Vibes, April 22, 2022
