Anwar to expose details on 'Hadi paid S'wak Report' tonight
PKR president Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated his allegation that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang paid more than RM1 million to Sarawak Report to settle his civil suit against the website.
Claiming to possess credible information on the matter, he vowed to reveal more during an event in Semenyih tonight.
"I have enough information to prove that PAS paid (Sarawak Report editor) Clare Rewcastle Brown...
PKR president Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated his allegation that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang paid more than RM1 million to Sarawak Report to settle his civil suit against the website.
Claiming to possess credible information on the matter, he vowed to reveal more during an event in Semenyih tonight.
"I have enough information to prove that PAS paid (Sarawak Report editor) Clare Rewcastle Brown.
"I will explain this in detail in Semenyih," he told reporters in Kuala Lumpur.
Anwar said he sensed "something weird" when Hadi settled the suit with Rewcastle Brown without the latter having to take down her article.
"I have read the whole court proceedings and decision. What was raised by Clare (in Sarawak Report article) was Umno giving money to PAS.
"This was denied (by PAS) and led to the suit, before they came to a settlement. But, Clare still kept with her report and did not retract it.
"It was aneh (weird). Because in civil cases, if we reach a settlement, it would involve retraction or apology. That's why I had doubt that there was any agreement for Clare to deny or cancel (her allegations)."
Yesterday, PAS denied that Hadi paid the sum as part of an out-of-court settlement earlier this month.
Hadi had sued Rewcastle Brown in London over a 2016 Sarawak Report article claiming that then-prime minister Najib Abdul Razak channelled RM90 million to top PAS leaders in a bid for support ahead of the 14th general election.
On Feb 13, the PAS president said both Sarawak Report and him agreed to settle the suit and keep the conditions confidential.
“If she (Rewcastle Brown) wants to reveal (the confidential conditions), it is up to her. I have not done so,” he added.
Contacted by Malaysiakini, Rewcastle Brown declined to comment on the claim that Hadi had paid her the sum.
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