PKR deputy president Azmin Ali today insisted that not a single sen was paid for the use of the private jet by PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim and party leaders last weekend.

Speaking to reporters at the Parliament lobby, he said PKR vice-president Tian Chua should check first before making statements seemingly contradicting Anwar on the matter.

NONE “He needs to check before making statements. (Reporters should ) listen to Anwar (who said that the jet was lent by a friend),” Azmin said.

He added that the ownership details of the jet are available with the Department of Civil Aviation for anyone to check and that PKR sees no need to disclose it.

“Why don't you ask why (PM’s wife) Rosmah (Mansor) is travelling at the government’s expense or who is paying for (Home Minister) Hishammuddin (Hussein)’s weekly helicopter flights from Kuala Lumpur to Johor?” he asked.

NONE However, when asked, Chua, who is also Batu MP, said that his statement did not contradict Anwar’s statement.

“The fact is that the jet is chartered, but we didn’t pay a sen for it,” he said.

He added that if PKR had anything to hide, they would not be posting pictures of the jet online for all to see.

“I think the lesson here is that previously, we couldn’t even hire a hotel room in Sabah and Sarawak and now people are sponsoring jets for us,” Chua said.

Utusan: Rental cost of private jet for Anwar was RM96,000