KUALA LUMPUR: An empirical investigation must be conducted to prove claims that Hungarian-American philanthropist George Soros is funding the Bersih movement, the Merdeka Center and news portal MalaysiaKini.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the concern is not who exactly is funding these organisations – or why they are doing so – but the involvement of external parties in the country's political scene.
"Politics in Malaysia follows a mould it is most suited to. There is no need for outside interference, not to mention funding of political activities in support for or against any individual or group," he told reporters after the launch of former premier Tun Abdulllah Ahmad Badawi's authorised biography here today.
It was claimed by Red Shirts leader Datuk Jamal Yunos yesterday that DC Leaks had unveiled Soros as the source of funding for the three organisations, which allegedly received a total of RM3.2 billion over several years.