There's no 'H' in PM's office, Najib's aide rebuts Syed Saddiq

There is nobody in the Prime Minister's Office who fits the description of “H”, said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's press aide Tengku Sarifuddin Tengku Ahmad.

"The Prime Minister's Office has no officer named as such nor does such an officer work for the PM," he told Sinar Harian.

He was referring to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Youth chief Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman's claim that an aide to the prime minister, whom he referred to only as 'H', offered him RM5 million in cash to quit the party and further his studies at Oxford University.

Syed Saddiq also asked "H", whom he alleged was the mastermind of the attempts to "buy" him, to come forward and deny the accusations.

"I have never met 'H' in person, but I have met his middlemen. I have met different individuals (who acted as his representatives) during various meetings," he said.

Syed Saddiq also claimed it was "H", who through a middleman, arranged Monday's press conference where Syed Saddiq announced he is turning down the Oxford scholarship offer to remain in politics.

According to him, the parties who arranged the press conference had expected him to "follow the script", in which he was supposed to announce he was quitting Bersatu and continuing his studies but he had turned the table on them.

Syed Saddiq told the newspaper that the last he met a representative of "H" was on Sept 27 and since then, neither he nor his family, have received any call from them.

"I hope he (H) will sue me if what I'm saying is untrue. If these are mere claims, please come forward and deny. If I'm wrong, sue me," he had dared.

Syed Saddiq further claimed that the RM5 million "dedak", had he followed the "script", was to be disbursed in tranches, with the first payment being RM500,000.

"The rest will be paid later. How to get the rest (of the payment) - I will have to follow their subsequent orders.

"They will say the money won't be given until the given task is completed. The money disbursed will be according to the tasks completed.

"For instance, the money promised (to a Bersatu Youth exco) is RM50,000. They will have to issue a statement and I have to reply to them, and they will issue another statement rebutting me, and so on.

“When these tasks are completed, they will be paid accordingly," he said, adding that several Bersatu Youth exco members have disclosed to him how they have been offered cash to leave the party.

"I thought they (the exco) were going to deny the offers, instead, I was asked how much the party (Bersatu) can offer to them to make them stay (in the party)," he added.- Mkini