KUALA LUMPUR: Amanah today handed over a memorandum at the Istana Negara to call for an investigation into an alleged misappropriation of billions of ringgit under the administration of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
The party's mobilisation bureau secretary-general Faridul Amini Yusof handed the memorandum, addressed to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, to the palace public relations officer Mohd Husni Yusop at about 11.50am.
In the memorandum, the party called for the establishment of a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to probe into the alleged misappropriation of RM600 billion in government funds under Muhyiddin's government.
At a media conference later, the bureau's director Sany Hamzan said an investigation needed to be carried out as the allegations involved a huge sum of money.
"We request for the Agong to establish a RCI to investigate the RM600 billion immediately, as it involves a large amount of people's money.
"We don't want any slander or blunder taking place anymore. We want to know how the money was spent," he added.
He sarcastically remarked that Perikatan Nasional was the political party which spent the least money compared to Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional.
"PH and BN were the two political parties that spent the most money, whereas PN spent the least. I believe Tan Sri Muhyiddin has been slandered."
Sany also said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had summoned him to its headquarters next week.
"They called me this morning to be present at their headquarters next week to give explanation on allegations involving the RM600 billion."
Previously, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was reported as saying that the Finance Ministry officially confirmed that there was a serious breach of procedures for the RM600 billion funds during Muhyiddin's administration.
Muhyiddin was reported as saying that he was not afraid of being investigated following police reports lodged by several parties claiming that he misappropriated the funds.
The PN chairman also said that it was impossible for him to misappropriate the funds since it involved money from the Employees Provident Fund and banks, which were not under his control.
He also questioned how the RM600 billion amount came about because if it referred to the eight economic stimulus packages announced during his administration, it amounted to RM530 billion
Muhyiddin's former chief private secretary Datuk Dr Marzuki Mohamad was reported as saying that the allegation did exist and that it was an "old psychological warfare" to damage Muhyiddin's administration.