JITRA: Deputy Minister of Internal Security Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum said he always speaks the truth and is not worried about the allegations of corruption hurled at him.
 

"(I) tell the truth," he said when asked to comment on the reminder by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that he should not implicate other parties concerning the allegations made against him.

At a media conference after launching the national-level Islam Hadhari Village 2007 in Kepala Batas, Penang, on Friday, Abdullah had said that he had spoken to the Kubang Pasu Member of Parliament and told him not link other people to the allegation made against him.
 

Mohd Johari, when met after opening the 33rd general meeting of the Parent-Teacher's Association (PTA) of Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil), Changlun, near here, Saturday, said he did not know what the Prime Minister had told the media.
 

"I don't know. (You) have to ask Pak Lah. I don't know what Pak Lah said (to the media) actually," he said when questioned repeatedly by reporters.
 

Asked whether he was prepared to give his clarification to the Prime Minister, Mohd Johari said he frequently met with Abdullah in his capacity as Deputy Minister.
 

"He (Abdullah) is the Minister (of Internal Security) and I am his deputy.
 

(We) often meet," he said. Asked whether the Prime Minister had discussed the case with him, Mohd Johari said so far there had been no discussion with Abdullah.
 

"So far there is nothing. I have no problem. I am not perturbed if I am called. What I did was to follow procedure," he pointed out.
 

He described the allegation that he had received more than RM5 million to release three criminals under the Emergency Ordinance as a wild accusation.
 

Asked whether the Anti-Corruption Agency officers had met him, Johari said so far no one had seen him. - Bernama