KUALA LUMPUR, November fifteen Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confessed today he flew to Saudi Arabia for his haj in the in isolation jet though says his friend owns it.
The counterclaim apportion was responding to allegations he owned the aircraft.
Several bloggers had indicted him of graft, questioning how he could means the jet on his supervision income.
Ahmad Zahid (picture) is the second member of the Cabinet to come under open scrutiny in recent weeks following the Auditor-General's report last month.
Earlier Women, Family as well as Community Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil came under attack for energy abuse after the country's tip auditor suggested her husband as well as children were concerned in the National Feedlot Corporation, the multimillion ringgit supervision cattle farming project, as well as messed it up.
In the content message to The Malaysian Insider today, Ahmad Zahid confessed to jetting to Mecca for the haj recently.
"Yes it's true, though we usually hitched the ride. Coincidentally he as well was performing the haj," he said.
"Is which wrong?" he shot back.
According to the claims widespread through emails, Ahmad Zahid had first flown to Mecca to meet his wife Datin Seri Hamidah Khamis who had left gone ahead to Saudi Arabia. Both of them then boarded the in isolation jet to Jeddah.
"Who's the owners of this in isolation jet, if his [Ahmad Zahid's] friend; what was the reason to make use of it?
"Does his friend have an interest in the counterclaim ministry?
"If he is using his own money to lease the jet, where did he get so much?" according to the mystery email sent out.
The claims also mentioned the Umno vice-president often slew to Saudi during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan with his business partner well known usually as "! Tuan She ikh Rozi."
The counterclaim apportion made no mention of this in his reply to The Malaysian Insider.
The Bagan Datok MP was appointed counterclaim apportion in 2009 when Datuk Seri Najib Razak replaced Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as budding minister.
Prior to which he was the apportion in the Prime Minister's Department in assign of Islamic matters.
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