KUALA LUMPUR – PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has claimed that non-Muslims and non-Bumiputeras are the ones most involved in causing corruption.
In a lengthy post on Facebook, Hadi said corruption had roots, akin to stagnant water that allowed mosquitoes to breed.
“Preventing dengue is not just about treating the patient and killing mosquitoes, we must also clear the stagnant water that breeds mosquitoes.
“It is the same with efforts to deal with the disease of corruption. It must be done holistically so that it does not become an epidemic if its roots are not treated comprehensively.
“In particular, action must be taken against those who are the cause of corruption by pursuing illegal wealth.
“It is among them, who control the country’s economy and use it to destroy politics, the administration and the judiciary. In fact, they are also the biggest group damaging the country’s politics and economy, the majority of them being non-Muslims and non-Bumiputeras,” Hadi said.
The Marang MP said added that Islam teaches its followers that illicit wealth is sinful.
He provided no context to his racialised claims against non-Muslims and non-Malays.
Top leaders in Hadi’s party, however, were accused of receiving RM90 million of funds in 2016 from then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, as alleged by the Sarawak Report website.
Najib allegedly wanted to ensure PAS’s support for Barisan Nasional and Umno ahead of the 2018 general election, the whistleblower website had claimed.
Hadi sued Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown for defamation but later retracted the suit and opted for an out-of-court settlement. Rewcastle-Brown did not retract the article.
Najib, however, has denied ever giving RM90 million to Hadi or to PAS. – The Vibes, August 20, 2022
