PKR has filed a civil suit against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for alleged electoral offences, following The Wall Street Journal 's exposé on the RM2.6 billion deposit in the premier's bank accounts.

PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar said the suit, which was filed today, also named Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and the Election Commission (EC) as defendants.

"This suit is a follow-up action from the exposé by the Wall Street Journal ...

"The facts of the case have exposed all kinds of corrupt practices that have been used by the Barisan Nasional to win the 13th general elections.

"The RM2.6 billion used was 26 times more than the allowed amount of money (to be used during elections), as outlined by the country's laws," said Nurul Izzah in a press conference at the party's headquarters today.

Responses from Najib ( photo ), 1MDB and the EC have been sought. At the time of writing, there has been no reply.

Nurul Izzah also pointed out how Section 19 of the Election Offences Act 1954 limits electoral expenditue to RM200,000 and RM100,000 for every parliamentary and state assembly candidates respectively.

As for the EC, Nurul Izzah said the party believes that the EC had conspired with the BN by stating that they could only take action against election candidates and that they could not take action against others such as cabinet ministers.

"Section 5(1)(a) of the Elections Act has outlined that the monitoring of elections must be made fairly in accordance to laws.

"The EC has conspired in the conspiracy to centralise power to the BN by ignoring the constitution," she said.

In saying this, she cited Najib who had allegedly been quoted as saying during the Sibu by-election that RM5 million would be given to the community should BN candidate Robert Lau win the election.

"(Yet), the EC still claims that it does not have the power to investigate," she said.

Can change AG but you cannot run

Meanwhile, fellow PKR parliamentarian R Sivarasa said that the suit was proof that Najib's actions would be brought into account, one way or another.

"He cannot run. He can change the attorney-general today, interfere with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission tomorrow.

"(But) no matter how much you lie (or) try to manipulate, you cannot run," he said.

As for Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB) secretary-general Dzulkefly Ahmad who lost the Kuala Selangor parliamentary seat in the last general elections under PAS' ticket, he, together with PKR had no choice but to drag the prime minister to court as electoral offences had been committed "grossly in excess".

"And the prime minister's actions thus far have been very disputable," he said.

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