KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — International communications consultancy APCO Worldwide today reiterated that it neither worked with the Israeli government nor helped to create the 1 Malaysia concept as claimed by Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
“The allegations repeated against APCO Worldwide this morning in the Malaysian Parliament are false. APCO Worldwide is not working for the government of Israel. We did not devise the 1 Malaysia concept,” it said in a statement issued to Bernama here.
APCO Worldwide had also refuted on March 18 a similar allegation by Anwar.
Today in the Dewan Rakyat, Anwar called on the government to withdraw its contract with APCO Worldwide and set up a royal commission to inquire into the firm, alleging that it posed a risk to national security.
Anwar had raised the issue of APCO Worldwide when providing an explanation in the Dewan Rakyat following a suggestion by Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan (BN-Kota Belud) for him to be referred to the Rights and Privileges Committee for having alleged that the 1 Malaysia concept had been copied from the “One Israel” slogan that he linked to APCO Worldwide.
APCO Worldwide said: “In our work as communications consultants, we are not involved in policy formation but in the presentation of information the government intends to share with the public.
“We work for governments that are prepared to take our counsel on transparency, democracy and the rule of law. We are honoured to continue our work with the government of Malaysia.” — Bernama
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