Corporate mafia: ‘Mr R’ is a lawyer, technology company executive director — Rafizi

SHAH ALAM – Former PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli claims that the individual known as "Mr R", who was alleged by businessman Victor Chin to be acting as a middleman in corporate mafia activities, is a lawyer.

The Pandan MP claimed that Mr R is believed to hold the position of executive director in a technology company, in addition to serving as a corporate adviser to NexG.

"Netizens are still abuzz over who Mr R is, after being accused by Chin of links to a corporate mafia group. Although I explained yesterday that the issue of Mr R and the PKR MP who allegedly received RM9.5 million are two separate matters, the mystery surrounding Mr R remains intense.

"First, let’s recap. There are two separate issues. The first involves a PKR MP accused of receiving RM9.5 million from Chin to ‘settle’ a corporate mafia attempt to take over NexG.

"I explained yesterday that based on information provided by Chin himself, we can conclude that this MP must be a senior figure in PKR, with influence and direct access to the Prime Minister," he said in a video posted on Facebook on Thursday.

He added that the second issue concerns Mr R, who, according to Chin, acted as a middleman, operator or communication intermediary between the corporate mafia group and NexG shareholders who were allegedly pressured by authorities to transfer their shares for free to the group.

In the same video, Rafizi also shared several excerpts of communications between Chin and Mr R, involving exchanges beginning on Oct 18, 2025, after authorities froze certain company accounts.

"Publicly verifiable information about Mr R is that he is an operator for his boss. His boss is on the side referred to by Chin as the corporate mafia, which is accused of attempting to seize NexG shares using pressure from authorities. This means his boss has influence with the government.

"Checks on announcements on Bursa Malaysia show that the individual who is a corporate adviser to NexG and a director of the company is a lawyer and a partner in a law firm," he said.

Rafizi said the allegations made by Chin against Mr R had previously been made openly and reported by the media.

He said NexG executive chairman and chief executive officer Datuk Abu Hanifah Noordin had on March 10, revealed similar claims regarding Mr R’s role in efforts to transfer part of NexG’s contracts to another company.

"Information from the communications between Chin and Mr R suggests that Mr R’s boss has the influence to instruct authorities to freeze or unfreeze bank and share accounts.

"His boss is also part of the corporate mafia group that claims to have become the owner of NexG after the shares were transferred and also claims to have influenced the Prime Minister to award MyKad and passport contracts to NexG.

"However, there are bigger questions that require a response from the Prime Minister. I have fulfilled my promise to reveal who Mr R is," he said.