PERIKATAN Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has denied any involvement in the awarding of the RM4 bil 1BestariNet tender to YTL Communications in 2011 while he was the education minister.
He stated that he did not personally benefit from the tender and noted that the decision was made by the then-finance minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
The Pagoh MP also mentioned that it is the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) prerogative to investigate the matter, but he was not involved in any wrongdoing.
“Wallahi, not a single cent did I take,” he said in response to questions on the probe.
Netizens are saying that Muhyiddin has taken a cue from Najib, who used the Islamic vows that he was not involved in the 1MDB scandal. Najib used the words Wallahi too to affirm that he was innocent.
Moreover, netizens added that Muhyiddin should have learnt that saying ‘wallahi’ does not guarantee his innocence, reminding the politician that Najib ended up in jail in the end.
‘Wallahi, 1 sen saya tak ambil’, Muhyiddin alu-alukan SPRM siasat 1BestariNet #FMTNews #FMTBeritahttps://t.co/l4r6cTghND
— Free Malaysia Today (@fmtoday) September 6, 2024
A user asked why did Muhyiddin have to take the oath? No one asked him, they said.
Siapa suruh angkat sumpah ni mahiaddin?
Sprm tak sebut nama sesiapa pun lagi ni pic.twitter.com/rPGCmF1ZeV— AqimNizar (@AqimNizar) September 6, 2024
Being sarcastic, a netizen said it is not Muhyiddin who should be held responsible for the crimes in Jana Wibawa or now, 1Bestari, because at that time, he was known as Mahiaddin instead.
@MuhyiddinYassin tak sakau, dia buat Janawibawa pun dia tak sakau. Yg sakau tu Mahiaddin bukan Muhyiddin @SPRMMalaysia kena siasat betul² jgn buat penaya Muhyiddin. Dlm kertas siasatan, pertubuhan, siapa yg buat projek 1Bestarinet tu pastikan namanya betul, jgn tuduh Muhyiddin
— Noready (@Noready69) September 6, 2024
Another user asked why Muhyiddin defended YTL before when Dr Maszlee Malikwas the education minister and wanted to terminate the 1Bestari contract. – Sept 7, 2024
tak percaya la tan sri @MuhyiddinYassin. kalau betul la tak ambil, kenapa mati mati nak defend YTL masa @maszlee nak tamatkan kontrak 1 Bestari Net, yang merugikan public stakeholders?. Cuba terangkan yang tu dulu. sibuk duk jaja nama allah, geli betul dengar.
— Razi 🇲🇾x🇵🇸 (@rrazikane) September 7, 2024
Main photo credit: Kosmo Digital
