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US Rejects PAS Leader Hadi Awang’s Claim of Attempt to Influence Malaysian Politics

From The Straits Times · () English

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  • The United States rejected PAS president Hadi Awang’s claim that Washington had sought to influence Malaysia’s political leadership.
  • U.S. Charge d’Affaires David Gamble Jr. said the embassy had never tried to determine who would lead Malaysia and called contrary accounts false.
  • Hadi said a U.S. ambassador once asked whom PAS would propose as prime minister if the opposition party took over the government.

The United States has rejected a claim by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia president Hadi Awang that Washington once sought to influence Malaysia’s political leadership.

David Gamble Jr., the U.S. Embassy’s charge d’affaires in Malaysia, said the United States had never tried to determine who should lead the country. “Any account to the contrary is false,” he said in a statement on Sept. 6.

Any account to the contrary is false.

· David Gamble Jr.The U.S. Embassy’s charge d’affaires denied that Washington had sought to determine Malaysia’s political leadership.

Hadi made the allegation on Sept. 5 during his winding-up speech at PAS’s 72nd annual congress. He said a representative of the U.S. Embassy had asked whom PAS would propose as prime minister if the opposition party took over the government.

Who does PAS propose as prime minister?

· U.S. ambassador, as quoted by Hadi AwangHadi said this was the question posed at a meeting with a U.S. ambassador.

Hadi said the meeting took place while PAS belonged to the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. He said a U.S. ambassador had requested to meet him, and that he attended with former PAS secretary-general Mustafa Ali.

According to Hadi, the ambassador asked, “Who does PAS propose as prime minister?” Hadi said he responded, “Who does America agree with?” He added that former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told him the response was a good one.

Who does America agree with?

· Hadi AwangHadi said he gave this response when the ambassador asked whom PAS would propose as prime minister.
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