CYBERJAYA, Aug 6 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will take immediate action by investigating the denial statement of Pagoh MP and former premier Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin regarding the claim of defending the rights of foreigners over the RON95 targeted subsidy issue.
It announced that it would investigate the matter based on existing legal provisions.
"MCMC has taken note of the Prime Minister's Office's media statement requesting an investigation into an allegation denied by the Pagoh MP.
"MCMC reminds the public not to misuse social media platforms to spread any unverified content," MCMC said in a statement today.
Earlier, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim instructed MCMC to investigate the denial statement, in line with the government's principles of upholding transparency and accountability.
During the Dewan Rakyat sitting yesterday, he said he had received a report that an MP from the Opposition bloc had defended the rights of foreigners to benefit from subsidy rationalisation.
In response, Muhyiddin denied via his social media pages that he had ever issued any statement intended to defend the rights of foreigners in the targeted subsidy of RON95.
He said that Perikatan Nasional (PN) has been consistent in the past that the benefits of implementing subsidies should be given priority to the people.
