Former Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) director-general Hasanah Abdul Hamid has filed a police report regarding a letter penned to the CIA ahead of the May 9 general election.

Accompanied by her lawyers Shaharudin Ali and Khairul Azam, she spent about an hour lodging the report with the Travers police station in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon.

Met later, Hasanah refused to comment beyond saying, "The letter has got nothing to do with (former prime minister) Najib (Abdul Razak)."

Her lawyers, who requested that their client's photograph be pixelated, are expected to hold a media conference at their firm's office in Kuala Lumpur later this afternoon, but Hasanah won't be present.

This is the first time that Hasanah has made an appearance and initiated action in response to news reports that she had penned the letter seeking US' support should BN win with a narrow margin in GE14.

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The letter, addressed to then CIA director-designate Gina Haspel, painted Najib as a staunch US ally and Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad as “anti-West and anti-Semite”.

“Mahathir in the past has been anti-West, anti-Semite, autocratic, silenced dissent through force, totally disregarded human rights and the rule of law.

“It was during his tenure that the Internal Security Act was heavily abused for his own political agenda and allowed him to rule Malaysia for more than two decades.”

On the other hand, the letter praised Najib's nine-year tenure, stating that he had a proven track record of not only practicing sound and progressive foreign policies but also contributing to regional security through active involvement in promoting peace and stability in the region.

Najib has denied any knowledge of the letter or that he instructed Hasanah to write it.

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