Puad tells Rafizi not to 'burn' govt too much, says cases can be found

Summary

• Umno’s Puad Zarkashi issues a warning to Rafizi Ramli that his criticism of the govt could cause him to face charges, saying “cases can be found”.

• This comes after Rafizi asked the govt if its 13MP revision is a hasty reaction to criticism of Comms Minister Fahmi.

• Rafizi had also recently launched a podcast, in which he promised to roast and reveal.

Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi warned PKR’s Rafizi Ramli that the latter’s ongoing criticism of the government could see him facing charges.

Taking to Facebook to issue the statement, Puad (above) asked Rafizi what his endgame in politics is.

“(I) fear (he) will end up in prison. Already burned ministers, ministers have also resigned.

“Don’t go too far in ‘burning’. Cases can be found,” he said today.

On Friday (June 27), Rafizi questioned whether the government’s move to revise the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) is a hasty reaction to social media criticism directed at Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

The Pandan MP, who vacated his cabinet post following his defeat at the PKR polls, is believed to be referring to reactions from netizens over an X post featuring a clip of Fahmi asserting that the 13MP is a “team effort” and not the product of any one individual or ministry.

Fahmi, who is also the PKR information chief, had courted backlash over his remark, with several users highlighting that while the plan does indeed involve various other ministries, the Economy Ministry under Rafizi’s leadership had pioneered the drafting of the document.

Rafizi had also recently launched his podcast “Yang Berhenti Menteri” (the one who quit as minister), which he promised will see him “burn” (bakar) and “enlighten” (beri pencerahan) now that he is no longer bound by government ethics and confidentiality.

In his statement, Puad added that he had previously suggested that Rafizi form a new coalition with former Umno leaders Shahril Hamdan and Khairy Jamaluddin, Bersatu supreme council member Wan Saiful Wan Jan, and Muda founder Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.

“But it is difficult. Who will be the president? Who will give in?” he asked.

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