US envoy rejects Hadi’s claim it offered to help shape Malaysian govt leadership
The United States Embassy in Malaysia has formally denied claims made by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang that Washington offered to help his party topple the Malaysian government in 2014. The embassy stated that any suggestion of US interference in Malaysia's political leadership is false.
Why it matters
This exchange highlights ongoing tensions regarding foreign influence in Malaysian domestic politics and the diplomatic sensitivity of historical political allegations.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — The United States today rejected PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s claim that Washington had offered to help topple Malaysia’s government, saying it has never sought to decide the country’s political leadership.
The US Embassy in Malaysia Chargé d’Affaires ad interim David H. Gamble Jr. said any suggestion that the United States had sought to determine Malaysia’s political leadership was untrue.
“The United States has never sought to decide Malaysia's political leadership.
“Any account to the contrary is false,” he said in a statement posted on its Facebook page.
The denial came a day after Abdul Hadi claimed that PAS leaders were offered assistance by a foreign power to topple and take over the government during former US president Barack Obama’s visit to Malaysia in 2014.
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