Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim told the High Court in Kuala Lumpur today that Foreign Minister Anifah Aman was willing to join him in toppling the BN government in 2008 if he (Anwar) had the numbers.
Anwar also told the court that he did not make any offer to Anifah and certainly did not consider him for the post of deputy prime minister.
Testifying in his defamation suit against Anifah, Anwar told the court that Anifah was dissatisfied with then prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for not making him a full fledged minister.
"He (Anifah) was disgruntled and disappointed. Anifah was only offered the post of deputy transport minister, but he refused the appointment. He said that if I had the numbers, he was keen to join me.
"That is why he came to us, as he thought he could be elevated. A lot of the BN MPs were not happy with the then PM. That was when the Sept 16 (2008), plan was hatched. They came in large numbers to secure their positions."
Anwar said this in the hearing of his suit against Anifah for claiming that the opposition leader had offered him the post of deputy prime minister if he defected.
This was said at a press conference Anifah held in Washington in 2008 with then United States Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.
Anwar said Anifah talked to him through a friend he identified as Tony Voon. This was when Anwar was in Hong Kong, and he said he certainly did not make such an offer to Anifah through one phone call conversation.
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Anwar also told the court that he did not make any offer to Anifah and certainly did not consider him for the post of deputy prime minister.
Testifying in his defamation suit against Anifah, Anwar told the court that Anifah was dissatisfied with then prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for not making him a full fledged minister."He (Anifah) was disgruntled and disappointed. Anifah was only offered the post of deputy transport minister, but he refused the appointment. He said that if I had the numbers, he was keen to join me.
"That is why he came to us, as he thought he could be elevated. A lot of the BN MPs were not happy with the then PM. That was when the Sept 16 (2008), plan was hatched. They came in large numbers to secure their positions."
Anwar said this in the hearing of his suit against Anifah for claiming that the opposition leader had offered him the post of deputy prime minister if he defected.This was said at a press conference Anifah held in Washington in 2008 with then United States Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.
Anwar said Anifah talked to him through a friend he identified as Tony Voon. This was when Anwar was in Hong Kong, and he said he certainly did not make such an offer to Anifah through one phone call conversation.
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