Rameli's wife: Those we helped are now shunning us

The wife of KTMB chairperson Rameli Musa has claimed that those who received help from her husband are now keeping their distance.

In a Facebook post yesterday, Norlella Md Akram said those who her husband assisted are not even expressing sympathy, now that her husband is facing MACC investigations.

"Does Islam teach us to ignore those who helped us when we get into trouble for helping them?

"There is no (show of) sympathy or even a courtesy call from those who we helped. The truth will prevail," she wrote.

Norlella had accompanied Rameli to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya for questioning yesterday.

Rameli is widely believed to have paid RM1.4 million to Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown on behalf of PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang.

The payment, according to Rewcastle-Brown, was part of their settlement following Hadi's decision to withdraw a defamation suit against her.

The MACC has frozen a number of assets, bank accounts and cars belonging to PAS leaders as part of investigations into the party’s source of funding.

Hadi had sued Rewcastle-Brown for publishing an article on Sarawak Report which, among others, suggested that PAS was paid RM90 million by Umno several years ago.

The PAS president has not explained why the suit was withdrawn, or whether the settlement meant that he now accepted Rewcastle-Brown's claim.  - Mkini