PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has broken his silence over the allegation that RM1.4 million was paid to Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown to settle his defamation suit against her.

The Marang MP denied that he or PAS paid the amount.

“I did not pay, PAS did not pay. This allegation is incorrect,” he told reporters in Kuala Terengganu this morning, according to Berita Harian.

Hadi claimed that the allegation was part of an agenda by certain quarters to tarnish PAS' reputation.