KUALA LUMPUR: The controversy over why acting PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang was present at a meeting of radicals in Indonesia about two-and-a-half years ago continued yesterday, with Barisan Nasional leaders pushing for an investigation and PAS defending its leader’s actions.
Barisan leaders said they wanted to know whether the Terengganu Mentri Besar had ties with Jemaah Islamiah leader Abu Bakar Ba’asyir and Laskar Jundullah leader Agus Dwikarna, who were both present at the October 2000 meeting in Makassar, Sulawesi.