KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 -- Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli did not vacate his ministry office during his recent leave, according to his former special officer Najib Bakar, who also dismissed claims that Rafizi had resigned from his ministerial and PKR deputy president posts.

Najib, who is contesting for a position in the PKR Central Leadership Council for 2025-2028, addressed the apparent confusion in a Facebook post today.

He explained that the minister's office was never cleared out but was tidied up to prepare for a Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration held on April 28.

"On April 27, many Special Branch officers checked whether YB Rafizi had actually vacated his office. They must have heard rumours from an unnamed source," Najib s...