Three police reports lodged over Hadi's claim of US bid to topple government

Three police reports have been lodged in Kuala Lumpur over a claim made by Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang, the president of the Pas party and member of parliament for Marang, that the United States had offered assistance in 2014 to topple the Malaysian government. The reports were lodged by three officials from the Bandar Tun Razak branch of the opposition party PKR, at the Cheras police station.

Hadi made the allegations during a speech at the Pas Muktamar on September 5, claiming that several Pas leaders were invited to a meeting with the US Embassy during then-US President Barack Obama's visit to Malaysia. The three officials view the allegations seriously and lodged the reports to ensure any claims related to attempts to overthrow or weaken the government and parliamentary democratic system could be investigated.

The Cheras police chief confirmed receiving the report and stated that it would be referred to the Wangsa Maju district police headquarters.

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