MACC denies bribing Wan Saiful to frame Muhyiddin

The MACC has denied offering RM10 million to Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan in exchange for framing former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in a graft case.

MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki, in making the denial, hit out at a person - who claimed to be a freelance researcher for Wan Saiful - for making the allegation in a 44-second video clip uploaded to TikTok.

“This is an irresponsible person and the MACC will take legal action against him.  

“It’s slander and this is the kind of person who erodes the public’s trust in the MACC,” Azam (above) told Free Malaysia Today, adding that the commission would lodge a report soon against the person.

Meanwhile, the person concerned, Mohamad Shafiq Abdul Halim, issued a written apology to the MACC.

He claimed he had misspoken after Pakatan Harapan cybertroopers provoked him by leaving comments during his TikTok livestream and the resulting video was trimmed to cast him as though he was making allegations against the MACC.

Shafiq said the allegation was merely a rumour that he sought to verify with Wan Saiful.

“I have no intention to accuse anyone, including Azam, while the video had been trimmed and circulated by Harapan cybertroopers as though I had only said that the MACC offered RM10 million for Wan Saiful to change his statement,” he said in a Facebook post.

Earlier today, Wan Saiful was slapped with two graft charges in relation to the Jana Wibawa programme - first for soliciting a bribe of an unspecified amount and second for receiving a bribe of RM6.96 million between July 8, 2022, and Sept 30, 2022.

The Bersatu leader claimed the charges were selective prosecution and politically motivated.

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