Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has yet to receive a letter from MIC deputy president M Saravanan regarding allegations linking the former human resources minister to a migrant worker recruitment scheme.
According to the New Straits Times, Anwar said he would leave it to the authorities to examine the document to ensure investigation and prosecution processes proceed according to their respective jurisdictions.
Separately, Sinar Harian quoted Anwar as saying: “Once it reaches them (authorities), it is not my business. I will refer (the letter) to the MACC or the Attorney-General’s Chambers for them to examine.
“We must give space for the investigation to continue, (including) the prosecution… and not make any statements because nothing is certain until decided by the court.”
Previously, Saravanan told Malaysiakini that he had sent the letter, dated Aug 24, to the prime minister on Aug 26.
Yesterday, Malaysiakini reported that Saravanan’s letter included allegations that two businesspersons were coerced into implicating him, with the Tapah MP also claiming that MACC had threatened to arrest his wife.
RM1.097m bribe allegation
Earlier today at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court, Saravanan pleaded not guilty to three counts of receiving RM1.097 million in bribes to approve migrant worker quotas for a company in 2022.
Addressing the media after his court proceedings, Saravanan stressed that the intentions behind his letter to Anwar were not to ask for a cover-up of corruption allegations against him, but to ensure that the matter was investigated transparently.
Saravanan claimed that he had been speaking to Anwar about the issue for the past six months and had raised concerns from the outset that the allegations were “wild”.
The MIC leader also affirmed that he had written to Anwar because the prime minister was his “boss”, adding that he is part of the Madani government and had supported Anwar’s appointment as prime minister. - Mkini
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