Cops raid Mandiri, Hayat office; Hadi ready to produce evidence on alleged US plot

 

Police raid

- NGOs Mandiri and Hayat said nearly 20 officers from the anti-money laundering unit raided their new shared office to seize organisational documents.

In a joint statement, the groups said they had fully cooperated but were not given an explanation for the investigation.

They handed over various audit, registration, staff, payroll, tax, financial and banking documents, as well as a computer and a pendrive containing Hayat’s financial information.

They said Mandiri’s lawyer requested to meet the investigating officer for further clarification, but were informed that the latter was unable to come after an hour’s wait.

“Mandiri and Hayat wish to assert that we have committed no crime and maintain our position that this investigation constitutes a form of ongoing pressure against Mandiri, Hayat, and civil society organisations,” they claimed.

Politics

- PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said he is ready to produce evidence in court to support his claim that the United States offered to cooperate with PAS to bring down the BN government in 2014.

“Let the attorney-general decide on the prosecution. We have evidence and will present it in court,” he told reporters in Rusila, Terengganu, today.

Hadi, who is also Marang MP, said police took less than an hour to record his statement in Kuala Lumpur.

He is being investigated under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act over remarks made at the recent PAS Muktamar.

The US Embassy has denied the allegation, saying Washington had never sought to determine Malaysia’s political leadership and that any claim otherwise was false.

Health workers’ allowance

- Sabah Cuepacs has urged the government to review rural and hardship allowances for health workers serving in remote areas of Sabah and Sarawak, saying current rates do not reflect conditions on the ground.

Its chairperson Ajulahin Japin said the RM30 flight allowance for health workers using air transport should also be reviewed, while stressing that aircraft safety must remain the priority.

He also said many remote areas in Sabah and Sarawak still face poor road access, long distances, limited facilities and depend on air and boat transport.

Sabah Cuepacs also called for a review of inconsistencies in allowance rates across ministries and the fixed-rate approach under the Public Service Remuneration System.

“This is not about seeking special treatment, but about fairness and recognising the sacrifices of health workers,” Ajulahin said in a statement. - Mkini