Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim today submitted an emergency motion to the Dewan Rakyat, requesting the House to debate the controversial Pandora Papers, which revealed the offshore financial assets and business associates of former finance minister Daim Zainuddin.
"I have sent a motion under Clause 18(1) of the Dewan Rakyat's Standing Order. I urge the House to immediately debate this urgent issue as it has mentioned some big names in the country," Anwar said on social media.
What was revealed by the Pandora Papers was of public interest as the report also named the government and opposition political figures, he said.
"The matter needs to be expedited as what was revealed in the Pandora Papers required immediate clarification to clear the government's reputation from any allegation that it would cover up Malaysians who were allegedly involved in international money transaction," he added.
Apart from Daim, Anwar also named, in his letter sent to Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Azizan Harun, the four ministers, a deputy minister and MPs owning offshore accounts, as revealed in the Pandora Paper
They are Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, his deputy minister Yamani Hafez Musa, Bagan Datuk MP Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Selayang MP William Leong.
The Pandora Papers obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealed the financial secrets of 35 current and former world leaders, more than 330 politicians and public officials in 91 countries and territories, and a global lineup of fugitives, con artists and murderers. - Mkini
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