PAS is shocked that Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown named former Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan as the source for her article which suggested that the party received some RM90 million from Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Party vice-president Mohd Amar Abdullah said this is because Ambiga had never spoken about the issue before.
“So when Rewcastle-Brown named Ambiga as her source, it was a shock to PAS. Because it was others who were talking about the (allegation).
“We will leave it to the courts as we do not wish to disrupt the proceedings of the case,” he added when met after the Kelantan state exco meeting in Kota Bharu this afternoon.
Mohd Amar, who is also Kelantan deputy menteri besar, refused to comment further on the issue.
“PAS will leave it to our lawyers to handle this matter. We have been advised not to comment in order not to affect the case,” he said.
This was in reference to a defamation suit filed in the UK by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang against the London-based Rewcastle-Brown over the allegation.
On Monday, Malaysiakini reported that the Sarawak Report editor had named Ambiga as her source in her court filing.
In her Oct 11 filing, Rewcastle-Brown claimed Ambiga told her of Najib's relationship with PAS, including the alleged financial arrangements between the two parties, and the motivations behind it.
"Ambiga had told the defendant that her sources, whom she said were reliable, had estimated the amount that had been paid was around RM90 million," the document stated.
Ambiga has remained silent on the claim on the grounds that it involved a court matter.
Yesterday, PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad and Ulama treasurer Khairuddin Aman Razali urged her to break her silence.
Idris also demanded an apology from the veteran lawyer and activist.
Apart from PAS leaders, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan also urged Ambiga to disclose her sources.- Mkini
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