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Was money dumped into PM’s accounts? Yes or no

YOURSAY ‘The details in the WSJ expose are nothing short of stunning.’

PMO claims 'expose' part of political sabotage

SRMan: It's very difficult to take Prime Minister Office’s (PMO's) words as its previous statements such as the one on Ismail Sabri Yaakob's boycott of Chinese traders and on the so-called inheritance wealth of Najib were nonsensical or rather comical.

Two parties would know best whether the said huge sum of money had been credited to Najib's personal accounts - AmBank and Bank Negara.

 

And up to now, these two parties concerned are still mum on the revelation. Does this silence indicate that the Wall Street Journal's expose is true?

 

Sirach: The PMO has to just confirm or deny that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) was transferred into the PM's personal account.

                                                                       

If it was, which is easy enough to establish, then the PM just needs to explain how and why it is there. Simple, really.

 

All this talk about "successful stewardship of the economy" and "political sabotage" is just hot air aimed at diverting attention.

 

In truth, to be a successful PM of Malaysia is not all that difficult. This is a nation blessed with ample natural resources and an industrious populace.

 

The real shame that a nation with so much going for it has not done better than it has. Gross mismanagement and corruption are at the root of this. The unimaginable magnitude of such abuse is only now coming to light.

 

No amount of neatly worded press statement from the PMO will be believed. PR doesn't sell in this tech-savvy age.

 

The details in the WSJ expose are nothing short of stunning. Najib has to come out with facts, not empty denials, to be believed. The game seems to be well and truly up.

 

Anonymous #19098644: Other than saying that it is political sabotage, there is not one word to deny that the US$700 million is not his account or that he did not receive the said sums.

 

When the head of the country is openly accused of receiving US$700 million in three accounts in his name and he does not refute that, it can only mean that he had received it.

 

It also shows that he is corrupt, his party is corrupt and he must resign and fresh elections be called. It also means that the police and MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) have a prima facie case to charge him in court.

 

He is a disgrace to his family, the memory of his father, his party and the Malay community. He is an embarrassment to the country and is unfit to hold public office. His integrity and reputation are no better than a floor rag.

 

Negarawan: An allegation cannot be disproved by statements of denial by interested parties. You have to provide a point-by-point rebuttal, backed with counter evidence.

 

For example, show that the account numbers are either correct or not correct. Then show what actual transactions took place for each account on the alleged dates, if any.

           

Caripasal: WSJ's reputation is at stake if the allegation is false. They will probably reveal their source and the document if Najib sues them. Pure denial by PMO is inadequate.

 

Even if this is political sabotage, WSJ is still doing the right thing, which is attempting to bring down one of the most corrupt politicians in the world.

 

RCZ: PMO can tell tall tales but the rakyat not stupid. The PM has been accused of being an embezzler and thief.

 

We don't know what to say anymore because nothing is being done by the cabinet, the ministers, the police, MACC, the deputy PM, Bank Negara, etc, and we are wondering what more will it take before these people wake up and put a stop to the ongoing scandal which is happening under our very noses.

 

MerelyOne: This looks like a clever, if desperate, ploy by the PM's defence team. Plant an outrageous claim: millions transferred into an account in his own name.

 

Come on, Umno politicians have been using Swiss proxy accounts for the last 25 years. No doubt this will be refuted and eventually proven to be false, and by extension all the genuine misdemeanors discredited.

 

CQ Muar: In the first place, was the prime minister democratically elected?

 

Was using 1MDB fund to donate to Chinese schools prior to GE13 democratic? Distribution of cash and goodies during election campaigns democratic? And of course, the list goes on.

 

If Najib was clean and free of such endless scandals, surely the rakyat would have backed him. Alas, this is not to be.

 

His involvements are beyond redemption. Therefore, he must vacate and stop shaming the country further.

 

Abasir: There is not one line in the PMO statement to categorically say that no funds from any source were directed to Najib's personal account in AmBank, ever.

                                                           

The statement is so typical of the half-truths so loved by Najib and his cohorts. This is the same tactic that was deployed in the course of the Altantuya Shaariibuu investigation.

 

Remember the answer to the question, who ordered the killing of Altantuya? His answer: "I don't know that woman."

 

Remember the cash from the Caymans which they claimed to have "redeemed", which then turned out to be mysterious 'units'?

 


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