Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has left it to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to review a letter sent by MIC deputy president Datuk Seri M Saravanan concerning allegations linking him to the recruitment of foreign workers.
Anwar said he would refer the contents of the letter to the relevant authorities to ensure any investigation and prosecution process was carried out according to their respective jurisdictions.
“Rather than going into that, it is not my matter. I will refer it to the MACC or the Attorney General’s Chambers for them to review,” he told reporters after attending Friday prayers at Masjid Sembilang here.
Anwar also stressed that all parties should allow the investigation and prosecution processes to proceed without drawing conclusions before the matter has been determined by the court.
“We should give room for the investigation, prosecution and legal process to continue, and not make any statements because nothing is certain until it is decided by the court,” he said.
Anwar had earlier arrived at the mosque at about 1.15pm to perform Friday prayers and meet members of the congregation.
The prime minister’s remarks came after Saravanan, who is also the Tapah MP, expressed regret over what he described as baseless MACC allegations linking him to the recruitment of foreign workers.
Saravanan, a former human resources minister, has maintained that he was never personally involved in the recruitment of foreign workers, nor did he involve any of his family members in the process while holding the ministerial post.
He also pointed to a Cabinet memorandum dated April 13, 2022, which he said stated that the human resources minister did not have the authority to approve foreign-worker recruitment.
According to Saravanan, the memorandum also outlined plans to establish a special one-stop centre involving multiple ministries to expedite the foreign-worker recruitment process.
The issue comes as Saravanan faces three corruption charges involving an alleged RM1.097 million in bribes linked to the approval of 1,000 foreign-worker quotas. He has claimed trial and denied wrongdoing.
The case remains before the court, while authorities continue to examine the allegations and related claims.
