An Umno Youth grassroots leader wants the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate the source of funds used by Youth and Sports minister Khairy Jamaluddin to sponsor 191 of the wing’s division heads and exco-members on a recent trip to perform the umrah in Mecca.
Umno Youth Pusat Bandar Taman Chempaka branch deputy secretary Syed Rosli Jamalullail told Malaysiakini that he may lodge a report on the matter at MACC’s headquarters in Putrajaya tomorrow.
“I just read about the trip on Suara.tv yesterday.
“I can’t simply accuse but when I read that an Umno Youth exco-member had confirmed the trip was sponsored by Khairy, I feel more confident to issue a statement,” said Syed Rosli.
The Umno-linked portal had on Friday quoted Umno Youth exco-member Nazir Hussin Akhtar Hussin as confirming that Khairy had sponsored the trip for all division heads and exco-members.
In a separate article, Suara.tv had also previously quoted Umno Youth sources who claimed that the trip was planned to coincide with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s visit to the Middle East.
In his earlier statement, Syed Rosli had pointed out that it could cost Khairy close to RM1.4 million to sponsor the entire delegation.
“Where did Khairy get that money?
“How much is the salary of an MP and a minister? This can raise a lot of doubts among the people, Umno members and the Opposition,” he said.
“I am not accusing (Khairy) but the MACC should investigate where did he get such a large sum of money (to sponsor the trip),” said Syed Rosli who has previously courted controversy for supporting the call to decriminalise ganja.
Malaysiakini is attempting to contact Khairy, who is Rembau MP, for his response. -Mkini
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