00:00I would like to ask the Prime Minister to state whether the government is ready to take action
00:06on the invitation to the international news agency Belumberg
00:10in relation to the invitation of the Prime Minister's involvement in the investigation of the SPRM
00:14so that it has polluted his image in his efforts to defend the misuse of power and corruption. Thank you.
00:21Please, Prime Minister.
00:25As we all know, this is the second time that Belumberg has made a dangerous accusation.
00:32The first one involves the Minister and the Prime Minister
00:36regarding the new casino construction permit
00:41which is actually an excessive slander
00:45and has never been raised by the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister.
00:51The second one is the September 26th report
00:55which was referred to by Mr. Mohamad
00:57regarding the direction of the SPRM.
01:01So far, the invitation is being investigated
01:06because the PDRM has received the report
01:11and has taken several actions
01:15including the representative of Belumberg
01:17and related individuals.
01:19This was on October 1st, 8th, and 11th.
01:23But because of the PDRM's investigation,
01:26I entrusted the PDRM to investigate
01:30and for the State Attorney to take appropriate action.
01:36The SPRM itself has made a firm statement
01:39to deny this slander
01:41because what happened was only a general direction
01:45that I did, including in the Parliament
01:47that I want the SPRM, LHDN, and PDRM
01:52the authorities to take firm action
01:55to fight against the slander
01:57in a firm way without any resistance
02:00and the authorities to fight against the crime
02:03in a firm way.
02:05This is the direction given
02:07but it does not involve specific cases
02:11because the SPRM and the State Attorney's Office
02:15must take firm action without fear or favour.
02:20Are there any actions?
02:23The actions are waiting for the PDRM's report
02:26and if there is a real crime,
02:31that is the decision of the State Attorney to make.
02:38Thank you, Your Honour.
02:40Your Honour, I am confident in my answer
02:44but Your Honour,
02:46it is still not enough to convince the Malaysian people
02:51that there is a serious action in this issue
02:54because as we all know,
02:56and I don't like to bring up old stories,
02:58the involvement in this investigation
03:00has caused an unpleasant episode
03:02in Your Honour's personal life
03:05a few decades ago.
03:08That is why it needs to be handled.
03:10But when Your Honour said that this is not the first time,
03:13yes, this is not the first time,
03:15this is the second time this year
03:17and it is confirmed by Your Honour's statement
03:19on 27th March, 2024
03:21where I read that Anwar Semak
03:23with a statement about Farhaj,
03:28the person named,
03:30but the result of this statement was not made public to the people.
03:33Likewise, the first statement
03:35was made by the police
03:37stating that on 24th May,
03:39on the case of Casino Freud City,
03:41the police recorded the statement of a British porter.
03:44So there was an investigation,
03:46but there was no public statement,
03:48and there was no further action.
03:50In fact, the people saw that the statement
03:52could be made public by the agency
03:54without any problem.
03:56So when the second issue came up,
03:59the people wanted a firm action
04:01and faster than the government
04:04to sue this agency
04:06which has its base in our own country.
04:09And this is not only the defenders who are responsible.
04:12A statement by Lawyers for Liberty
04:14also stated that
04:16the government's integrity
04:19in the case of Menyaman Bulombut,
04:21even those who were dragged into the investigation
04:23were pro-defender activists,
04:26including an individual named Isham Jalil,
04:29who was called by the police
04:31because of Menyaman Bulombut.
04:35So I ask for a firm and decisive answer
04:38from the Prime Minister,
04:40a personal pressure from the Prime Minister,
04:43which I am sure, God willing,
04:44the people will be with the Prime Minister
04:46in this issue. Thank you.
04:48Thank you, Mr. Bas.
04:50I respect the principle,
04:53but I have already told you here,
04:56we give it to the PDRM.
04:58And I think because
05:00this issue has been raised,
05:01I believe the PDRM must make a firm statement
05:06explaining what happened in the investigation.
05:09The investigation is only related to the person mentioned.
05:12The investigation also calls for Bulombut.
05:15The representative of Bulombut has indeed been called
05:18according to the statement of the PDRM to me.
05:23That's what I read.
05:24What happened after that,
05:26I have not been informed.
05:28But I agree with you,
05:30that things like this must be clarified
05:33so that the people know.
05:37The question is why do I continue to have a relationship with Bulombut?
05:40Bulombut is a well-known media.
05:45Even when the Qatar government held a program
05:49and my official visit to Qatar
05:52a few months ago,
05:54they invited me to be the main speaker
05:57in the conference held by Bulombut.
06:01So we differentiate,
06:02because we respect the principle of free media.
06:06If there is slander, we sue,
06:08or the police take special action against it.
06:11But that doesn't mean we have to ban
06:16or cancel all events with Bulombut.
06:19So for me, that principle must apply to everyone.
06:23As for Farhaj,
06:26if there is a report,
06:29it must be investigated.
06:32But the SPRM must act based on the investigation.
06:35What is the issue?
06:37What company?
06:38What case?
06:40I believe that you know
06:42that it is a company
06:44that involves Mr. Sultan,
06:47not Farhaj.
06:49The contract was signed by the previous government.
06:54The government that respects me.
06:57But I don't want to make it long,
06:59because it involves a lot of personal issues.
07:04Because he was my staff
07:07a few years ago.
07:09But I want to tell you
07:11that the company was signed by the previous government.
07:17At that time, Farhaj was not a member of the company.
07:21It's okay.
07:22There is a record.
07:24This is not a political issue.
07:26I respect the answer to the question.
07:32I'm not arguing.
07:34The company that is involved now
07:37is owned by you.
07:41Most of it.
07:44This has nothing to do with Farhaj.
07:47If there is a push,
07:49follow the usual process.
07:51If there is a violation, bring it.
07:53In this parliament,
07:56if there is a case,
07:58it is investigated by the SPRM.
08:01And if there is a case,
08:02I will not immediately close it.
08:04But I ask what the case is now.
08:07He said there is a case.
08:09But if it is referred to a case
08:11and I check the file,
08:13it is true that it was approved in 2022
08:16before I became the Minister of Finance.
08:18But to directly link it to the fact that he was my staff,
08:23I think it is unfair.
08:25I think this answer is clear to me.
08:27But anyway,
08:29if there is clear information
08:34about anyone,
08:36including Farhaj's brother,
08:38Dato' Sri Farhaj,
08:40in any case,
08:42please report it.
08:44And I assure you,
08:46the SPRM will not close it.
08:48This is what I want to explain
08:50so that it will not become a problem later.
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