HOME Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail wants Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to clarify whether he had received a compound letter amounting to RM500,000 over the alleged theft of rare earths in Kampung Chong, Sik.

The PH secretary-general claimed the letter, signed by Kedah director of lands and mines Mohd Fauzi Mustaffa and dated October 4 last year, was issued to the chairman of the Kedah Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI).

“I want to ask Sanusi, as the menteri besar and chairman of MBI, did you receive a letter from Datuk Fauzi Mustaffa, Kedah director of lands and mines at the end of last year, a letter requiring MBI to pay a compound of RM500,000 for stealing rare earths in Kampung Chong, Sik,” he said in his speech at the launch of the Kedah unity government machinery in Guar Chempedak last night.

Also present at the launch were Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Deputy Prime Minister  Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also Umno president, and Amanah president Mohamad Sabu.

Saifuddin also questioned Sanusi’s credibility as menteri besar in looking after the state, adding that more disclosures would be made on the matter. – Bernama, July 16, 2023.