PARLIAMENT The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) is investigating the claim that one of its high-ranking officers had described Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak as an "incapable worthless cow" in the presence of foreign envoys.
Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Ahmad Maslan (photo) told the Dewan Rakyat that the ministry would look into the matter.
"I had called the (Miti) minister (Mustapa Mohamed)... Investigation to be done. This is a serious allegation,” he said.
Earlier, BN lawmaker Tiong King Sing (BN-Bintulu) cited a Facebook posting which claimed that the officer hurled the insult during the event several months ago.
"If this (is proven) to be true, the officer was not helping the government, but she is destroying the government. She did what the opposition usually does.
"If this is true, how could she (make such a remark)? I don't want to see this type of officers in the government system," he said.
Malaysiakini is withholding the name of the officer pending her comment on the allegation.
According to the netizen's posting, two foreign envoys, local CEOs and executives were present when the remark was made.
"She (the officer) said the government should shut down and Miti does not care because they can run by itself without those useless ministers," read the posting.
The netizen, who presumably attended the dinner, said she had never been so embarrassed.
In the same posting, the netizen also uploaded a photograph of Najib with a woman, who is believed to be the officer.
"Looking at this photo makes me wonder if she has the guts to tell PM Najib what she had said?" asked the netizen. -Mkini
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