KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Monday called ongoing security concerns over potential foreign interference and sabotage in Malaysia “deeply worrying”.
He urged Malaysians to stay vigilant and warned against underestimating such risks.
“To assume that everything is secure would be a grave weakness. On national sovereignty, we must reach a consensus,” he said.
Anwar stressed that political differences should not be exploited by foreign actors and called for national unity.
“We may have disagreements here, but we must ensure that foreign countries or companies are not used to carry out sabotage,” he added, noting that the situation requires a thorough investigation, and that available figures and data were “deeply worrying”. He did not elaborate further.
Anwar’s remarks came after Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-Kota Bharu) raised concerns about foreign interference in domestic politics, citing an ongoing police investigation into an alleged plot to topple the government and sabotage national stability involving international public relations and media agencies.
On Feb 27, Inspector General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the police received a report on Thursday regarding a plot allegedly involving a prominent local figure and an international media agency.
Investigations are being carried out by the Classified Criminal Investigation Unit under the Prosecution/Legal Division (D5) of the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department under Section 124B of the Penal Code.
On the same day, Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, widow of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, denied claims that she was behind the alleged plot, calling the allegations “false and preposterous”. She rejected suggestions that she had influenced Bloomberg’s investigations, which had led to two reports. One on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki holding 17.7 million shares in Velocity Capital Partners Bhd (KL:VELOCITY), and the other a follow-up exposé alleging a “corporate mafia” network involving the MACC, officers and businessmen targeting public listed companies for takeovers.
Mohd Khalid has reportedly said that authorities are reviewing all aspects of the alleged plot to topple the government.
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