The allegation posted on a blog claims that the PN leader, who is an MP, has set aside some RM1 billion in funds for the purpose of bribing government MPs into retracting support for the prime minister.

“We hope the police can investigate if this is true,” Azman Abidin, a political secretary to the prime minister, told FMT.

“People are sick (of all this speculation of moves to topple the government). The government is working hard to spur economic recovery.”

FMT has reached out to PN leaders for comment.

Previously, speculation arose about the so-called “Dubai Move” in reference to alleged discussions in the United Arab Emirates between opposition leaders and certain government representatives to topple the Anwar administration.

The alleged meeting, which Anwar and other government leaders have played down, supposedly aimed to divide tasks among “agents” to identify MPs who would defect to the opposition.