PETALING JAYA: Former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli should stop confusing the public and instead, fully cooperate with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in its probe into a RM1.1bil mega deal.
PKR vice-president Datuk Seri R. Ramanan said Rafizi must address the specific allegations concerning the awarding of contracts to his acquaintances rather than deflecting the matter with misleading statements.
“The issue raised is not about him taking the RM1.1bil sum. The question is whether the contract was awarded to his acquaintances.
“That needs to be answered with facts,” said Ramanan when met by the media after officiating at a Human Resources Ministry event in Sungai Buloh on Saturday (March 7).
Ramanan said Rafizi should not mislead the public with incorrect claims or accusations.
“Do not go there, look for other things, ‘spin stories’ (goreng-goreng) and the hurl accusations against the government.
“Do not think you can slander the president (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) or the party (PKR). We also have limits to our patience,” said Ramanan.
At the same time, Ramanan also criticised Rafizi for constantly criticising the government and Anwar as prime minister.
“Lately, it has become a drama. Everything the government does is deemed wrong while everything he does is deemed right.
“He was the economy minister before this. The people also have the right to judge what his actual achievements were,” said Ramanan.
On Wednesday (March 4), MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said a former minister and 11 others were called up by the anti-graft agency to give statements over a RM1.1bil government deal with a foreign company.
Azam said those summoned included officials from government bodies such as the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida).
As of March 5, Rafizi reportedly has yet to be called to have his statement recorded.
