Nepali worker issue: Ahmad Zahid says ready to be investigated by MACC


Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. -Bernama filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says he is ready to face the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation over allegations his family members had profited from the trafficking of Nepali migrant workers.

“I am ready to be investigated and show evidence that I was not involved or had abused my power or that any of my family members were involved,” he told reporters at Parliament lobby on Monday (July 23).

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