Will Najib support bipartisan probe of US meddling in GE14?
KUALA LUMPUR: Calling it the most farfetched version of what happened on May 9 this year, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang said he too would like to know how United States (US) think-tank International Republican Institute (IRI) had collaborated with Pakatan Harapan (PH) to topple the previous government.
Lim was referring to claims of such a collaboration to bring down the Barisan Nasional-led government in the 14th General Election (GE14).
The allegation led to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak calling for a government inquiry into the matter.
To that, Lim called for Najib to support a bipartisan investigation into IRI’s alleged interference in GE14, as well as an investigation into the Malaysian External Intelligence Office’s (MEIO) appeal to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for help.
“If IRI had interfered in Malaysian politics, as in toppling the Umno/BN coalition in GE14, I fully agree with any national investigation to expose it.”
“However, I do not see any such evidence,” said Lim, claiming that instead there was strong evidence of efforts to seek foreign interference, citing the letter written by MEIO director Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid to CIA.
“This letter from Hasanah to CIA has not been denied, although there is allegation that it had been leaked by the US agency,” said Lim in a statement yesterday.
“I support a bipartisan investigation into Hasanah’s appeal to CIA for support and IRI’s alleged interference in GE14.
“Will Najib support such a bipartisan investigation into both cases?” the Iskandar Puteri member of parliament said.