PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang is willing to be investigated again over his alleged role in the Memali incident.

Hadi is accused of having fanned anti-government sentiments at the time, through a speech dubbed as "Amanat Hadi" (Hadi's address).

However, he said the amanat most people know of is just an excerpt, and those who have heard the hour-long speech in full had actually sought his forgiveness.

"I was never charged for any wrongdoing whether on legal or religious grounds despite there being a lot of pressure (to do so) at the time.

"(The accusations) were political, but I don't have a problem if they want to investigate it again, go and listen to my cassettes.

"What is interesting is that those who listened to my cassettes came to apologise to me, and it is not just one or two people," Hadi said at a press conference in Terengganu today.

A video of the press conference was uploaded on the Terengganu Kini Facebook page.

The Memali incident on Nov 19, 1985, had claimed 18 lives including four police personnel as well as PAS leader Ibrahim Mahmood @ Ibrahim Libya.

The deaths occurred when a 576-member strong police force attempted to arrest Ibrahim at his home in Kampung Memali, Kedah.

Prior to the incident, an excerpt of Hadi's address made in 1981 had been widely distributed among PAS members.

In it, Hadi dubbed Umno and BN supporters as infidels and thus it is a sacred duty to oppose them.

“Believe me, brothers, our struggle is jihad, our speeches are jihad, our donations are jihad. And because we are fighting these groups, if we die in the fight, we die, martyrs, we die Muslims,” he had said.

Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad is among those who blamed Hadi for stirring up tensions which ultimately led to the Memali incident.

The government is currently mulling whether or not to set up a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) on the incident.

Hadi said he would give his full cooperation should he be called to testify at the RCI.

He also cautioned those who said the RCI would find that PAS was to blame for the bloodshed not to make any pre-emptive judgments.