{
  "id": 7057027,
  "title": "Fahmi denies unity govt using courts, enforcement agencies to threaten Umno leaders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/fahmi-denies-unity-govt-using-courts-enforcement-agencies-to-threaten-7057027",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T03:29:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/13/fahmi-denies-unity-govt-using-courts-enforcement-agencies-to-threaten-umno-leaders"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil dismissed claims that court action and enforcement agencies are being used to intimidate Umno leaders. He stated that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the unity government administration have consistently refrained from interfering with enforcement agencies, such as initiating or ending investigations into any cases. Citing the investigation into Tabung Haji and Felda, Fahmi confirmed that the decision to thoroughly investigate these matters was given by His Majesty the Sultan Ibrahim, not by the prime minister or the party. Fahmi asserted that the assertion suggesting court cases were being used to threaten Umno leaders was false. The government should respect the King's decree, he emphasized after addressing a gathering in Kuala Lumpur. When asked if this issue might jeopardize government collaboration, Fahmi believed the present administration could carry on with its best efforts until the end of its term. At the Umno general assembly, party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi called for an end to the practice of employing law enforcement agencies and national institutions as political instruments. Umno secretary general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki separately mentioned that the party and its leaders have been suffering from \"intimidation, slander, and malicious accusations.\" However, he did not specify who he was referring to, making his comments relevant to the recent corruption charges brought against several senior party leaders.",
  "summary": "The government spokesman says Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the administration have been consistent in not interfering in investigations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/put-malaysia-first-fahmi-says-amid-calls-for-umnos-exit",
        "published": "2026-09-13T01:52:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Fahmi denies unity govt using courts, enforcement agencies to threaten Umno leaders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/fahmi-denies-unity-govt-using-courts-enforcement-agencies-to-threaten",
        "published": "2026-09-13T03:29:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "SNAPSHOT | PAS rejects Umno's call for snap polls in T'ganu; Fahmi: Nation before emotions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/snapshot-pas-rejects-umnos-call-for-snap-polls-in-tganu-fahmi-nation",
        "published": "2026-09-13T06:00:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}