The Jerantut MP had spent more than four hours at the MACC office in Putrajaya yesterday after being summoned to give a statement on the issue.

“The second day of helping MACC in uncovering the truth without any intention of disgracing or slandering anyone,” he said in a Facebook post today.

When contacted, an aide to the Umno MP said he entered the MACC office at around 2.30pm and has yet to come out. Yesterday, he gave his statement from 12.45pm to 5pm.

There were allegations that plantation industries and commodities minister Khairuddin Aman Razali had “supported” the lease and sale of two plots of land at Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur owned by MRB, at below the market rate. The minister has since lodged a police report over these allegations.

An NGO alleged that Khairuddin approved the lease for Lot 20013 to Al-Noor Foundation at a price of 70 sen per sq ft, compared with the market price of RM2.50, for a period of 15+10 years with a 10% lease rate increase every five years.

The NGO also claimed that Lot 20012, with an area of 8.89 acres, was proposed to be sold to Eurowhite Sdn Bhd at a price of RM1,032.92 per sq ft, which is said to be below the market price of about RM1,400 per sq ft.

These claims were later backed by Nazlan who accused Khairuddin of interfering in MRB’s handling of the two parcels of land, although the board later denied it.

MRB said there was no question of interference by the minister since he was given such powers under Section 14 of the Malaysian Rubber Board (Incorporation) Act 1996 (Act 551), adding that it would not hesitate to take legal action against Nazlan.