Sacked Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan says Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (pic) has a motive to confuse the people by giving them the impression that 1MDB is a ‘clean’ company. ― File pic

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — It is still too early to announce that the Auditor-General (A-G) has cleared 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) of misconduct as the A-G’s preliminary report has yet to be made public, a former Penang Umno divisional leader has told Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah.

News website Astro Awani quoted Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan, who was sacked from his Umno Batu Kawan division vice-chairman post after lodging police reports against 1MDB, as saying that Husni merely picked out certain paragraphs in the preliminary report of the A-G’s investigation on the state-owned fund.

“I see that Ahmad Husni has a motive to confuse the people by giving them the impression that 1MDB is a ‘clean’ company,” Khairuddin was quoted saying today.

“Is Ahmad Husni brave enough to present the full detail of the A-G’s report to the people?” he added.

Husni claimed Tuesday that the A-G’s interim report on 1MDB has found no evidence of wrongdoing and called for allegations to be put to rest.

“Let the people read it and assess if there were elements of wrongdoing in 1MDB. Ahmad Husni only picked certain paragraphs to be highlighted to people,” said Khairuddin.

The A-G submitted last week a confidential interim report to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to facilitate the parliamentary watchdog’s own investigation on 1MDB.

The state-owned firm is also being investigated by a special task force comprising the Attorney-General’s Chambers, Bank Negara Malaysia, the police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

US-based business paper the Wall Street Journal alleged recently that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) from 1MDB had ended up in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s personal bank accounts.

Najib has denied using public funds for personal gain.