Quit all posts, Anwar told

Semut calls him a liar for denying that he spoke of 40,000 Bangladeshi voters

(FMT) – Semut today called on Anwar Ibrahim to quit all his political positions, calling him a liar for denying that he said 40,000 Bangladeshis voted in the last general election.

Semut president Huan Cheng Guan said Anwar should quit as Parliamentary Opposition Leader, Permatang Pauh MP and PKR leader for being a “pathological serial liar”.

“Semut” is the acronym for Sensible and Ethical Malaysian United Troopers, a group that monitors the Internet for what it calls “sensitive comments” that could disrupt harmony in Malaysia. Huan is also vice president of Parti Cinta Malaysia.

Yesterday, in making his denial, Anwar said he did not mention “40,000 Bangladeshis” in his allegation about phantom voters in the May 5election.

“This is a spin by Umno bloggers,” said the PKR leader. “Who ever said there were 40,000 Bangladeshis?”

Huan rejected the denial, saying Anwar had claimed on May 2 that 40,000 dubious individuals had entered Malaysia in chartered flights.

Huan said Anwar never explained how he derived the figure even though he claimed there was “a sudden surge in the arrival of dubious individuals on chartered flights since April 25th”.

“Anwar owes it to Malaysians to explain and back up his allegations with solid evidence,” he said.

“If he cannot or will not produce evidence to back his claim, Anwar should step down as PKR and Pakatan Rakyat de facto leader and (resign) his parliamentary seat and positions.

“Anyone who persistently misleads Malaysians in such a way that strife, fear, anger, and disunity are spread via deceit does not have moral ground for public office.”