The allegations were contained in a police report lodged yesterday at the Brickfields police station, a copy of which is circulating on social media.

According to the police report, various members of the family had allegedly met the strategic communications firm’s representatives, via Zoom, in July last year.

It claimed that the UK firm said it was in a position to influence national policies and the direction of specific issues with the help of lobbyists.

Earlier today, Bukit Aman announced it was investigating allegations of an attempt by unnamed persons to overthrow the government and threaten national stability.

Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail said the probe was being carried out by Bukit Aman’s classified crimes unit or D5 under Section 124B of the Penal Code, which criminalises actions detrimental to parliamentary democracy.

“The allegations involve an influential local figure acting in coordination with an international media agency,” Khalid said in a statement.

The allegation also followed news reports by Bloomberg claiming that MACC chief Azam Baki held 17.7 million shares in a financial services company and had not publicly declared his assets.

Azam has denied the claims and is suing Bloomberg for RM100 million in damages.

In a separate article, Bloomberg also claimed that a network of businessmen and MACC officers used raids and investigations to pressure executives into selling shares in targeted companies. MACC has denied the claim.

FMT has reached out to the Brickfields police for comment.