MACC unsure who’s behind ‘durian RM30’ offer to DAP MPs

MACC unsure who’s behind ‘durian RM30’ offer to DAP MPs

The anti-graft agency says it has met with the trio to investigate their claims.

(From left) DAP MPs M Kula Segaran, Dr Kelvin Yii  and Khoo Poay Tiong claim they received WhatsApp messages with offers to support Perikatan Nasional.
PETALING JAYA:
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today said it has yet to find out who is behind the alleged offer of cash and ministerial posts to three DAP MPs to support Perikatan Nasional.

It said it has met the MPs to investigate their claims.

“We take such accusations seriously. We hope the public will not speculate on this issue.

“As for now, we cannot identify the (owner) of the phone numbers used to text the MPs via WhatsApp,” MACC said in a statement today.

Last week, three DAP MPs alleged they were being enticed by an anonymous person to join PN with an offer of “durian RM30”, thought to be ministerial positions and a large amount of cash.

M Kula Segaran (Ipoh Barat), Dr Kelvin Yii (Bandar Kuching) and Khoo Poay Tiong (Kota Melaka) are the MPs who claim to have received such an offer.

PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail had also said his party’s MPs in the constituencies of Hulu Selangor, Kuala Kedah, Alor Setar, Balik Pulau and Setiawangsa had been enticed with similar offers to support the PN government.

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