Asyraf Wajdi to sue Mas Ermieyati over Mara fund mismanagement claims
KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) chairman Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki intends to sue Datuk Seri Mas Ermieyati Samsudin for allegedly defaming him over the management of the agency's funds.
In a series of postings on his Facebook account, Asyraf said the Masjid Tanah member of parliament from Bersatu had accused him of misusing Mara funds through surprise visits to Mara Junior Science Colleges (MRSM), cutting allocations for Quran memorisation (hafazan) programmes, and halting sponsorships for students in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
"A certain opposition leader from Melaka just won't stop slandering me, accusing me of wasting Mara's money on surprise visits to MRSM, cutting hafazan programme funding, and no longer sponsoring TVET students.
"InsyaAllah, Mara's legal team will initiate legal proceedings against her. At first, I didn't want to entertain it, but the slander has gone too far.
"See you in court, YB Mas."
Asyraf said he had no issue with being criticised, as long as the criticism was not defamatory or baseless.
"I have no problem with being criticised.
"For example, one may argue that it is inappropriate for a non-executive chairman to conduct surprise visits to Mara educational institutions like MRSM, IKM (Mara Skills Institute), or KKTM (Mara Skills Development College) without informing the management, as it could cause inconvenience to them.
"But when it crosses the line into spreading slander with the intent to tarnish this Malay-Bumiputera institution, I have no choice but to file a defamation suit."
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