BERSATU: RELEASE ACCOUNTS
Muhyiddin says party will write to MACC about this
PARTI Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) will send a letter to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to ask it to release the party’s financial accounts, which were frozen recently.
Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday said the party had not receive funds worth RM92.5 billion from the economic stimulus package and that the party’s finances were in order and had been audited.
He said the three-month freeze order issued by MACC would hamper the party’s operations, including payment of staff salaries, rentals and other financial commitments.
“Three months is a long time. We need to pay our staff and use the funds to campaign for the state elections in six states.
“By now, MACC has obtained bank statements and financial documents related to Bersatu and I believe the investigation carried out professionally by MACC will help clear Bersatu’s name.
“It is a party policy that all funds for the party are placed in the party’s accounts,” he said at a press conference here.
He said no funds meant for Bersatu were ever transferred to his personal account or any of his officers’ accounts.
“I’m aware that MACC visited some places (in the course of its probe), including my Pagoh constituency office. But that’s its job.”
He said the party had presented audited 2020 bank accounts and statements at the party’s annual general meeting.
“Auditors found no discrepancies in the 2020 and 2021 statements.
“As for the 2022 audit report, it will be presented at the party’s AGM in March.”
Meanwhile, Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu told the New Straits Times that he had nothing to say now since the matter was being investigated by MACC.
“Since (it) is under investigation, what can I say? I can’t say anything.”
On Wednesday, MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed that the graft-busters had frozen Bersatu’s accounts.
It was learnt that the accounts were frozen in connection with a probe into the alleged misappropriation of billions of ringgit meant for Covid-19 stimulus packages.