Ex-servicemen question loyalty of top intelligence officer
Nurul Azwa Aris | July 24, 2018
The National Patriots Association says Hasanah Ab Hamid may have acted treacherously in purportedly writing a letter to the CIA before the May 9 polls.
Patriot president Mohamed Arshad Raji says the police must take action over a letter allegedly sent to the CIA before the May 9 general election.
SUBANG JAYA: The National Patriots Association (Patriot) lodged a police report today over a letter allegedly seeking the support of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to keep Najib Razak in power.
Patriot president Brig-Gen (Rtd) Mohamed Arshad Raji said Hasanah Ab Hamid, who led a unit under the Research Division of the Prime Minister’s Department, could have committed abuse of power in purportedly writing the letter to CIA director Gina Haspel.
He also questioned Hasanah’s loyalty to the country, asking whether she had written the letter willingly or not.
“In a way, her act may be regarded as treacherous,” he said at a press conference after lodging the report at the USJ 8 police station here.
“What was the need to invite foreign powers to intervene before polling day? We demand answers from her regarding why she wrote the letter.”
The letter in question, signed by Hasanah, was allegedly written on behalf of the “Malaysian External Intelligence Organization (MEIO)”.
It was written on May 4, just days before the general election which saw the end of Barisan Nasional’s decades-old hold on power.
Arshad also questioned the need to criticise Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad as “anti-West” and “anti-Semite”, saying such statements could damage relations between the two countries.
Capt (Rtd) Dr Wong Ang Peng meanwhile said the police report was meant to serve as a lesson so that such incidents would not occur again.
Former prime minister Najib Razak has distanced himself from the letter, saying he was unaware of its existence.
