Anwar Ibrahim Clarifies MCMC's Investigation into Muhyiddin Yassin and RON95 Subsidy Issue

During Minister's Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim clarified that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) was not instructed to investigate Pagoh Member of Parliament Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin over the recent RON95 targeted subsidy issue. Instead, Anwar asked MCMC to verify the authenticity of the sources that were referred to in relation to the matter. He stated that if the sources are found to be unreliable, the statement based on them is not valid, and he would be willing to apologize to Muhyiddin if the remaining sources are also found to be false.

Key Takeaways:

• Anwar Ibrahim clarified that MCMC was not instructed to investigate Muhyiddin Yassin, but to verify the authenticity of the sources that were referred to in relation to the RON95 subsidy issue.
• Anwar stated that he would not hesitate to offer his apology to Muhyiddin if the remaining two sources are found to be false, but only after MCMC completes its verification process.
• Anwar's application to refer eight legal questions to the Federal Court was regarding the interpretation of whether an action against the Prime Minister could be considered frivolous, vexatious or an abuse of process.
• Anwar clarified that his application was not for legal immunity, but for the court to decide in cases whether it is possible for anyone to attack the Prime Minister in a frivolous and vexatious manner.

Statistics:

• 1 source has already been found to be inaccurate.
• 2 remaining sources are yet to be verified by MCMC.
• 8 legal questions were referred to the Federal Court by Anwar for interpretation.

Sources:

• Berita Harian (exact format from newspaper article)
• Astro Awani (exact format from news article)
• Dewan Rakyat (exact format from parliamentary transcript)