‘Najib in self-denial about DoJ suit’
Opposition says it’s time he come clean and acknowledges obvious US hint that he is ‘Malaysian Official 1’.
PETALING JAYA: It is time for Najib Razak to come clean and acknowledge that the US Department of Justice suit has obviously hinted of the Prime Minister being “Malaysian Official 1” and that 1MDB was indeed directly involved in the reports, according to PKR vice-president Tian Chua.
Tian Chua said that the Prime Minister’s denial over the matter only frustrates international investigations and continues to obstruct domestic investigations as well.
“He is in self denial and these two negative implications involves the welfare of the people and puts the country at risk so it’s time for him to clear things up and come clean,” he said.
Klang MP Charles Santiago agreed with Tian Chua saying that the DoJ report clearly articulated that a public trust fund was used to funnel money into the personal bank accounts of individuals.
“He is clearly in denial mode,” he said. “He is involved in the largest fraud perpetrated against a state. Malaysian Official 1 was mentioned quite a few times in the report, is he trying to say that he is not Malaysia Official 1?”
Santiago speculated that Najib’s statements were catered to an Umno base and that he was trying to mislead them by changing the narrative on the 1MDB issue.
In a press conference at the Empire Hotel in Subang here today, former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that the “lies” put forth by the leaders in the country show that they are in denial.
“There are certain parties that can try to deny the truth but the DOJ’s report is made based on concrete evidence,” he said.
“Their statements only show that they think the people are stupid when the truth is that for them to come up with such statements goes to show that they themselves are not very smart.”
Yesterday, at a press conference after the Umno Supreme Council meeting, Najib told reporters that the DoJ report did not directly name 1MDB.
This meant that the state investment firm was not directly involved in the civil forfeiture suit filed by the DoJ, and no assets belonging to 1MDB are in the US, he added.
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