PAS IN SHOCK – THE LIES START TO HIT HOME: ‘I DID NOT GIVE MY BLESSINGS’ – HADI, ACCUSED OF BEING A SERIAL LIAR, NOW DENIES HE GAVE SON-IN-LAW GO-AHEAD TO EXPOSE ‘DEDAK CARTEL’ WITHIN PAS

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has denied that he had given his blessing to his son-in-law, Zaharuddin Muhammad, to publicly expose a “dedak cartel” comprising senior party leaders.

Hadi said Zaharudin had acted without his knowledge when the former PAS shura council member wrote a Facebook post on a cabal of leaders in the Islamist party accepting “dedak” (literally animal feed, but in a political context, it means money).

“That is not true. I did not give my blessing. No blessing,” he said after break fast event with the media at a hotel in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, tonight.

Zaharuddin in the post had raised the issue of an audio recording involving Bachok MP Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz talking about Umno’s funding of PAS, and his hitting out at a group he called the “dedak cartel”.

Zahaurddin had hinted that he was ready to reveal the evidence in his possession to counter Nik Abduh’s denial on the matter.

Nik Abduh, the son of respected late PAS spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, had said previously that his remarks in the audio recording was sanctioned by Hadi.

In the Facebook post, Zaharuddin also said at least five PAS leaders were in the cartel, but only mentioned cryptic abbreviations.

Speculation on social media implicated Terengganu Menteri Besar Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar and PAS Youth chief Abdul Khalil Abdul Hadi, who is also Hadi’s son.

But Zaharuddin denied that he meant the two men.

“Not who I meant. How could the Terengganu MB be involved? How could my brother-in-law be involved?” Zaharuddin, said, adding that Amanah had fueled speculation on the two men.  

Takiyuddin tonight said Zaharuddin would be summoned by the PAS’ disciplinary panel to explain his revelations.

“We have received complaints about breaches in party discipline.

“The PAS disciplinary committee will decide (on Zaharuddin).”

Hadi compared the allegations of a “dedak cartel” to a rerun of an old film.

“It’s (the dedak cartel) is an old film that has been screened. It has been resolved,” Hadi said, adding that the matter “involved discipline”.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating allegations that PAS leader received money from Umno.

THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT