SNAPSHOT | PMO: North-South Expressway widening project letter is fake; minister pans Umno leader's joke
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has declared that a letter purporting to provide Cabinet approval for a Private Financing Initiative (PFI) project aimed at widening the North-South Expressway (PLUS) is a fabrication. The letter, dated July 17, allegedly stated that cabinet approval had been granted for the project.
However, the PMO categorically denied any involvement in the creation or circulation of the document, stating that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim neither issued nor signed the letter. The PMO urged the public not to be misled by, disseminate, or share the counterfeit document. They have filed a police report concerning the forgery and the unauthorized use of the prime minister's name and official identity. Legal action will be taken against anyone found to be implicated in the scheme.
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