Malaysian PM denies any link with Epstein

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim denied today having any connection with any party involved in the case of late American financier Jeffrey Epstein, according to Bernama news agency.

In a post on X, Anwar briefly said he only today had become aware that an “external party” had sought to meet him and had cited his name’s inclusion in an email exchange related to the case.

"Praise be to Allah, for the past dozen years, as stated in the email, I have had absolutely no connection with any of the parties exchanging those emails, especially Epstein,” Anwar posted.

In the post, Anwar also included the hashtag #DoneExplain to indicate that he had addressed the issue.

He made the remarks following a demand by Armada Bersatu (the Bersatu party’s youth wing) for him to provide a clarification over allegations that he had interacted, directly or indirectly, with Epstein or any individual named in documents disclosed by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) contained in the Epstein files.

According to media reports, the related documents and correspondence were released by the DOJ as part of transparency efforts in the investigation into Epstein.