PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak denies he gave Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang or PAS RM90mil, as claimed in a Sarawak Report article.

"I never paid PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang or the party RM90mil," he said.

Najib also said that the current Pakatan Harapan administration had thoroughly investigated Umno's bank accounts since the 14th General Elections nine months ago.

"If there was any payment from me or Umno, the Pakatan-led government would have frozen either Abdul Hadi's or PAS' bank accounts," he said on his Facebook page late Sunday (Feb 3).

Najib added that it was unfair for PAS to be continually attacked over the matter.

Recently, Abdul Hadi dropped a defamation suit against Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle Brown, after she agreed to an out-of-court settlement for his defamation suit.

PAS sued Rewcastle Brown for libel after she published an article, on Aug 6, 2016, alleging that the party had received RM90 mil in bribes from Umno.