YOURSAY | ‘One has to be a serious retard to conclude that Najib is not implicated in the DOJ suit.’
Rahman Dahlan: PM not subject to probe in any way
Gerard Lourdesamy: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan, go read the Department of Justice (DOJ) statement and the 136-page complaint which it filed in the US court.
‘Malaysian Official 1’ can only be PM Najib Razak and nobody else. The PM is not mentioned because of diplomatic courtesy and immunity plus the civil case to expropriate the assets acquired in the US and elsewhere using the US financial system is limited to those who illegally used the proceeds to acquire these assets or laundered the money.
The persons who facilitated the fraud, based on the DOJ statement and court papers, are 1MDB officials, including Najib.
The fact is that the 1MDB funds were recycled and laundered through various bank accounts before going into Najib's account courtesy of a corrupt prince in Saudi Arabia. So stop the lying and spinning.
Swipenter: Any government with a wee bit of integrity and sense of shame would demand from DOJ to reveal who ‘Malaysian Official 1’ is.
It also the moral responsibility and duty of the Umno government to find out who this person is and expose his/her identity to rakyat because it involves as much as US$3.5 billion of our ‘stolen’ money.
Anonymous 759201436321741: The DOJ, at least for the time being, is focusing in the recovery (seizure) of assets stolen from the people of Malaysia by those entrusted to safeguard these assets.
Amongst those named were Malaysia Official 1 and his relative, Riza Aziz, along with his buddy, Jho Low.
When the dots in the money laundering trail are fully connected, criminal charge would be instituted. When Jho Low is nabbed, he will surely squeal and reveal who Malaysia Official 1 is.
The Rover: US prosecutors said more than US$3.5 billion in 1MDB funds were allegedly misappropriated by high-level officials of the Malaysian state investment firm and their associates between 2009 and 2015.
The funds allegedly embezzled and laundered in the US were purportedly used to buy luxury properties in New York, Los Angeles and London, paintings by Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet, a US$35 million jet, as well as to pay for gambling debts in Las Vegas.
Chew on that, Abdul Rahman.
Cmfoo: Abdul Rahman, in attempting to defend the indefensible, demonstrates how thick these sycophant ministers are.
The US is just being polite in not naming Najib. However, its court filing details provide little doubt as to the identity of this Malaysia Official 1, who hold unfettered approving authority over 1MDB management and board, and its finances.
Which government officer holds such approving authority in Malaysia if not the Civil Servant no 1?
Telestai!: One has to be a serious retard to conclude that Najib is not implicated in the DOJ suit.
Malaysian Official 1 is mentioned more than 30 times in the DOJ court filings and is described as a person in authority, the one who received the US$681 million in AmPrivate Bank and a relative of Riza.
If these references are not damning enough, please get your eyes checked or change your medication.
Versey: Page ID #34, paragraph 102 of the 136-page court document filed by the DOJ:
"Plaintiff alleges on information and believe that Malaysian Official 1 is the ultimate beneficiary of the AmPrivate Banking-MR Account.
“The AmPrivate Banking-MR Account is the same account that later received certain payments totalling approximately $681 million in March 2013.
“As set forth in Paragraph 263 below, the Attorney General of Malaysia has publicly stated that the account into which these $681 million payments were made belonged to Malaysian Official 1."
Anonymous #44199885: Stupidity has its limits, Abdul Rahman, even for one such as you. His name is not mentioned but all the evidence points clearly to Najib.
Who else has an account with AmBank? Who else received almost US$700 million into the account? Who else is head of 1MDB? Whose approval is required for government guarantees and investments by 1MDB?
If you don’t care about corruption, profligacy and kleptocracy, just come out and say so. There is no need to make a public display of stupidity.
Demi Negara: Attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali is a total disgrace and embarrassment. And you, Abdul Rahman, is fast becoming one.
Anonymous_1372741039: There is a distinct difference between the word ignorance and stupidity. When a person is ignorant, he can be excused. However, being stupid is altogether another matter.
Being loyal is commendable but blind loyalty is abhorred and contemptible.
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