PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has claimed that corruption in Malaysia is frequently weaponised to discredit political rivals, resulting in selective prosecution.
“Political rivals are targeted while misconduct within one’s own ranks is overlooked,” he said in his keynote address at the party’s muktamar this morning.
Hadi cites Tabung Haji case
Hadi cited issues involving Tabung Haji (TH), which were highlighted in a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) report.
He said while there had been shortcomings in the management of public funds and government-linked companies, such matters should be brought before the courts rather than being tried by the media.
“Certainly not weaponised as campaign fodder to create prejudice, as it was with the TH case,” he added.
The RCI report on TH was declassified and released in July.
It found serious weaknesses in the fund’s governance, investment and financial management between 2014 and 2020.
The report recommended a major overhaul, including tighter oversight, forensic audits of selected investments and limits on political involvement in the institution.
Several prominent politicians have since been arrested by the anti-graft agency as part of its probe into irregularities involving the pilgrims’ fund.
Hadi says TH issue was blown out of proportion
Last month, Hadi alleged that the TH issue had been blown out of proportion to give Malay-Muslims a bad name.
He also said he was more concerned about what he described as the “precarious” position of Islam and the Muslim community under the Pakatan Harapan government.
Hadi claimed the government was dominated by “non-Muslim factions” and posed a threat to the objectives of Islamic law.
“Consequently, measures aimed at averting major harm must take absolute priority,” he said.
