Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein gave a terse answer to a claim that the director-general of the Defence Staff Intelligence Division received money from Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak about a month before the last general election:

"I have nothing to hide."

Stressing that the role of his ministry is clear, in that it is responsible for looking after the country's security, Hishammuddin pointed out that the military has "never been political".

"So, if there are moves to investigate, let the agencies investigate," he said at a press conference at the Subang Royal Malaysian Air Force base today...