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This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on March 1, 2019

PUTRAJAYA: PAS secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan was called up to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here yesterday to assist the commission’s investigation into an allegation that the party had received RM90 million suspected to be money from the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) state investment fund.

He arrived there at about 9.20am and left about 1.50pm, Bernama reported.

Met by reporters after giving his statement, Takiyuddin said it pertained to an allegation that he was among 10 PAS leaders that received the money.

“I was also asked on a claim by (Sarawak Report editor Clare) Rew-castle-Brown that I have a luxury motorcycle and a few cars purportedly bought with the money. I have explained everything,” he added.

Malaysiakini, quoting sources, reported that MACC had seized several vehicles, a shophouse and cash as well as frozen bank accounts in connection with the investigation.

Among the vehicles seized were a Toyota Vellfire, Range Rover and Mini Cooper, it said. Sources said the shophouse was worth RM2 million and the bank accounts contained RM2.3 million. The amount of cash seized was not disclosed, the news site reported.

Takiyuddin said PAS would extend its cooperation in the investigation and its leaders who were named in the allegation would present themselves, if required by MACC.

Prior to this, several people had been called up by MACC in connection with the case, including Bachok member of parliament Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz, former PAS deputy president Datuk Dr Nasharudin Mat Isa and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) vice-president Datuk Husam Musa.

The issue resurfaced when PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang decided on Feb 1 to finalise the out-of-court settlement by withdrawing his suit against Sarawak Report editor, Clare Rewcastle Brown, concerning the article which contained the allegation.

On PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s claim that he has documents on bank transactions of RM1.4 million paid by PAS to Rewcastle-Brown, Takiyuddin said PAS had documents to prove otherwise.

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