Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s painting of Daim Zainuddin’s family as those attempting to destabilise the country through foreign intervention echoes Najib Abdul Razak’s crackdown on those vocal against 1MDB, claimed PAS member Khairuddin Abu Hassan.

In 2015, Khairuddin, who was then the Batu Kawan Umno deputy chief, travelled to multiple countries to lodge reports over the global financial scandal, leading to his arrest and detention under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).

Apart from a probe under...