Pakatan Harapan’s presidential council is taking Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to task for supposedly failing to inform the cabinet of a terrorist threat against senior government officials in January 2020.
This came after Bukit Aman Special Branch (E8) assistant director Azman Omar revealed that police had foiled an Islamic State (IS) supporter’s plot to attack the then prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, finance minister Lim Guan Eng, religious affairs minister Mujahid Yusof Rawa, and attorney-general Tommy Thomas.
Muhyiddin was the home minister at the time.
“The presidential council wishes to convey its utmost thanks to the police for its stern action in foiling the attempt.
“At the same time, we regret Muhyiddin’s attitude, who was home minister at the time, in failing to inform this to Harapan leaders and the people in general.
“This failure raises questions on the motive behind concealing this issue from the affected leaders and the Harapan government," it said in a statement tonight.
“Therefore, we urge Muhyiddin to explain this matter immediately,” it added.
The statement was jointly issued by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu, and Lim who is also the DAP secretary-general.
Azman, at a roundtable discussion earlier, said police had arrested six people from Jan 6 to Jan 7, 2020, following their involvement in making IS propaganda videos and death threats against the country’s leaders.
During investigations, one of them admitted he intended to launch a lone wolf attack against several government leaders by stabbing them with a knife or sharp object as a sign of support for IS. - Mkini
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