KUALA LUMOUR, 31 Oct: Opposition Leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed his surprise because the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) did not issue a statement on the report regarding the U.S. Embassy being used for spying activities.
He said, the action by Najib and the MOHA is seen as being "too submissive" even though the matter is gravely serious.
"This is a serious matter for the country. We ask for the Prime Minister and the MOHA to respond on this matter so that we do not seem too submissive.
"No country, not even the US itself, would condone or tolerate a spying agency within its shores," he said at a press conference in Parliament here today.
Two days ago, documents leaked by intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that the US and Australia was tapping into telephones and monitoring communication networks in Malaysia through its Kuala Lumpur embassy.
According to reports, the countries that are the targets of the spying activities include the European and Asian continents.
