Wisma Putra identifies individuals in viral audio clip
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has identified the individuals in an audio recording of a conversation between a man, supposedly a ministry official, and a ‘Datin’ about alleged problems faced by Wisma Putra.
The one who recorded the audio clip has since been called in to assist in the ministry’s internal investigations into the matter.
“The individual has made a full admission that the recording was done by the individuals themselves and that the person known as ‘Datin’ was an officer to a former foreign affairs minister before the Pakatan Harapan or the Perikatan Nasional administration,” Wisma Putra said in a statement today.
As a police report has been lodged over the matter and it involves someone outside of the ministry, Wisma Putra said it will hand over its internal investigation report to the police for further action.
Previously, the ministry had dismissed the content of the audio clip as “baseless accusations”, after the recording had gone viral on social media.
It had then lodged a police report to protect the ministry’s image and interests.
The recording had claimed, among others, that many important positions at Malaysian missions overseas had been left vacant without replacements, including head of missions in several embassies or High Commissions.
The man also spoke about two diplomats being recalled, which is believed to be referring to a recent case involving Malaysia’s mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Malaysia’s ambassador to the UAE Tarid Sufian and Malaysia’s consul-general in Dubai, Hasril Abdul Hamid, were recalled over the lack of “official guest status” during Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s visit to the country.
