THE man who paid RM1.4 million to Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown for Abdul Hadi Awang is the PAS president’s friend, and not Anwar Ibrahim’s.
PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli said this today in defence of his party president, Anwar, who is under attack from PAS supporters after claiming that a payout was made to settle Hadi’s defamation suit against Rewcastle-Brown.
The British journalist has confirmed that Hadi had paid her legal costs as part of an out-court-settlement of the PAS leader’s defamation suit against her.
Yesterday, Rafizi named businessman Rameli Musa as the bank account holder of a RM1.4 million cheque issued to Rewcastle-Brown’s lawyer.
“It is widely known that he has given financial contributions to PAS,” Rafizi said in a statement on his Facebook page today.
Rafizi said Rameli had studied at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar and was also in Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia, two organisations Anwar had been involved in as a student and leader, respectively, but this did not mean Rameli was an Anwar supporter.
The former Pandan MP rejected allegations by PAS supporters who attempted to link Anwar to Rameli, who is now Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd chairman.
“There is nothing wrong with Rameli Musa being close to Hadi Awang.
“It is only wrong that PAS is being dishonest by spinning this issue as political capital.
“It is wrong of PAS leaders not to correct their supporters who are trying to slander Rameli when he has actually been helping PAS financially,” Rafizi said.
Rafizi yesterday said his analysis of cheque serial numbers found that the RM1.4 million payment to Rewcastle-Brown’s lawyer was from Rameli’s bank account at Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd.
He conducted the analysis to rebut claims by PAS that the cheque had been issued from a fake account in attempts to continue denying that Sarawak Report was paid to settle Hadi’s defamation suit.
Hadi had sued Sarawak Report and Rewcastle-Brown over a 2016 article which said the Islamic party took RM90 million from Umno, believed to be money from 1Malaysia Development Bhd.
Hadi and Rewcastle-Brown in January agreed to an out-of court settlement, the terms of which are confidential.
Anwar, however, recently claimed he had bank statements as evidence that RM1.4 million was paid to Sarawak Report, which PAS immediately denied.
Rewcastle-Brown has since confirmed that payment was made and posted a photo of the cheque issued to her lawyer, Americk Singh. – March 2, 2019.
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