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US denies it tried to influence Malaysia’s political leadership in 2014

US denies it tried to influence Malaysia’s political leadership in 2014
South China Morning Post Sunday 06 September 2026, 05:40 UTC By Bloomberg 1 min read
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The US rejected a claim by Malaysia’s opposition Islamist party that Washington once sought to influence the country’s choice of political leadership, calling the allegation false. “The United States has never sought to decide Malaysia’s political leadership,” US embassy in Malaysia Charge d’Affaires David H. Gamble Jnr said in a statement on social media on Sunday. “Any account to the contrary is false.”

The US rejected a claim by Malaysia’s opposition Islamist party that Washington once sought to influence the country’s choice of political leadership, calling the allegation false. “The United States has never sought to decide Malaysia’s political leadership,” US embassy in Malaysia Charge d’Affaires David H. Gamble Jnr said in a statement on social media on Sunday. “Any account to the contrary is false.” Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) president Abdul Hadi Awang said at the Islamist party’s... [Image text:] PUS 448H MIAH HEPA
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