KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Tanjong Karang MP Datuk Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi and Gua Musang MP Mohd Azizi Abu Naim today said they never made any offers to coerce Tasek Gelugor MP Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan to support Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Both claimed that it was Wan Saiful who made demands in exchange for his support for Anwar’s leadership.

“If we look at this properly, he made the demands as a condition for him to offer his support for the Prime Minister,” Dr Zulkafperi and Mohd Azizi told a press conference at the Parliament building here today.

The Tanjong Karang MP and Gua Musang MP were commenting on Wan Saiful’s claims last week that Mohd Azizi was offered a project worth RM2 million, payment for his wife’s medical expenses, legal costs to face charges in court and as well as to drop his legal cases in court.

Dr Zulkafperi last Friday submitted a motion to refer Wan Saiful to the Parliamentary Rights and Privileges Committee

He cited Standing Orders 36(6) and 36(12) which refers no member of the House shall impute improper motives to any other member, and any member of the House who makes misleading statements is deemed to be in contempt of the House and the member may be referred to the Rights and Privileges Committee.

“Could it be because his demands didn’t make sense that those individuals he mentioned ‘Hasnan’ and ‘Datuk Azman’ could no longer entertain his wishes.

“So he tried to get information from Gua Musang MP and myself, apparently asking about the medication ‘Wegovey’, and he asked me about that medication which is a something taken to suppress one’s appetite as a dieting medication taken once a week,” Dr Zulkafperi said confirming that Wan Saiful had bought two bottles of the said medication.

He added that Wan Saiful had repeatedly asked the Tanjong Karang MP about his MP allocations — which he has told the latter that the allocations has been received.

“He also told me that he had been prepared to lend his support for the Prime Minister earlier than when I announced my support.

“He also said he had met with ‘Hasnan’ and ‘Datuk Azman’ way ahead of when I announced my support for the Prime Minister.

“His meetings with Gua Musang and me were merely to get explanation and confirmation, but Gua Musang and myself had failed to be good agents for him, so instead he decided to file a report on us saying that it was us who tried to persuade him,” Dr Zulkafperi said.

He added that this was clear that Wan Saiful has misled the house and has malicious intent.

“He is trying to accuse me of all sorts and trying to drag me into his personal agenda.

“He twisted the facts and made baseless accusations against me,” he said.