In Semenyih, PAS denies paying Sarawak Report as website confirms it

Sheridan Mahavera SM Amin Sheridan Mahavera, SM Amin Updated 5 years ago · Published on 1 Mar 2019 10:48AM · 5 Comments

PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man has denied that the party paid Sarawak Report any money to settle its libel suit against the portal during a campaign event for the Semenyih by-election last night, but the website today confirmed the payment. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 1, 2019.

AS late as last night, PAS insisted it did not pay Sarawak Report a single sen when quitting its legal suit in London.

But this morning’s shock confirmation by the whistleblower website’s editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown has blown off all denials from the Islamist party.

Hadi’s deputy Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man had said at a ceramah in Semenyih last night the money that would have been spent in continuing the suit could have been better used to help the poor.

“We could have continued our suit but it would have cost four to five million (ringgit), money that could have gotten to a tahfiz or to help the poor. Even if we won, the damages that would be paid to us would not have been that much,” Tuan Ibrahim was quoted as saying.

He also rubbished claims that Hadi had paid any money to settle the civil suit, which was over a 2016 article in Sarawak Report alleging that PAS leaders received RM90 million from Umno before the 14th general election.

Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown has today confirmed that PAS had paid RM1.4 million for both parties to drop a libel suit by the party against the website in London inspite of repeated denials by the Islamists. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 1, 2019.

Tuan Ibrahim reiterated the line repeated by other party leaders, that no costs were paid either to PAS from Sarawak Report or vice versa, after both parties agreed to an out-of-court settlement of the suit, which was being heard in England, on February 1.

Tuan Ibrahim also hit out at PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, who has repeated his accusation that PAS paid out RM1.42 million to Rewcastle-Brown.

Sarawak Report, however, has today confirmed Anwar’s claims that PAS paid the portal RM1.42 million for legal bills to settle Hadi’s defamation suit

Hadi sued Rewcastle-Brown over a Sarawak Report article entitled “As Najib denies all over 1MDB, let’s not forget his many other criminal connections” published on August 6, 2016. The funds were purportedly siphoned from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

But on February 1, Hadi had offered Sarawak Report an out-of-court settlement which stipulates that neither party would receive any damages.

The settlement has triggered multiple investigations from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, who are now probing PAS leaders and its donors over whether it received any 1MDB money. – March 1, 2019.

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  • They lost their credibility already cause so many lies before this

    Posted 5 years ago by My Country Malaysia · Reply

  • Even if we won, the damages that would be paid to us would not have been that much, Tuan Ibrahim was quoted as saying.
    Stupid lebai, you never thought of that when you decided to sue SR?
    Another shariah compliance lie by lebai.

    Posted 5 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

  • UMNO and PAS should now get married or merge because both are party full of liars who use Islam for politics to fool the malays.Both are thieves,good partners.

    Posted 5 years ago by Soma Govin · Reply

  • Liar, liar, liar. How many more lies are you going to dish out?

    Posted 5 years ago by Awang Bilis · Reply

  • Bodoh punya politician, tuan haji ini. The whole country has seen the evidence posted by Clare Rewcastle. What else is there for this nincompoop to deny? Deny that PAS is the party of liars?

    Posted 5 years ago by Panchen Low · Reply