A lawyer for Dr Mahathir Mohamad is asking Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak whether he is trying to strategise to invoke the use of the controversial National Security Council Act, following his recorded speech alleging two individuals are out to destroy the country's unity.

Mohd Haniff Khatri Abdullah in a Facebook posting last night asked why Najib must give a negative impression which has no basis and is incorrect over the chronology of political events from 2008 till now when the Rulers Conference is going on at present.

“The real answer is that we should not forget that Najib has seen the NSC 2016 Act being passed which gives him drastic power and discretion to declare an emergency at a particular area by declaring it a security zone and put that area under curfew.

“This right was originally reserved to the Yang diPertuan Agong,” he said.

Haniff asked isn't it because the Rulers Conference is presently listening and giving views regarding the Citizens’ Declaration, which was handed to the Yang diPertuan Agong on Sept 16 and a copy was given to the rulers on Oct 8.

Haniff said Najib's statement yesterday could be viewed as trying to divert the attention of the people from the real issues about his purported wrongdoing, by creating a purported threat by warning of the nation's unity.

“Isn't it a negative analysis which is also not accurate and false that since 2008 and now it was due to a purported threat following the opposition leader and an 'old leader', whereas it is a result of the failure of the government and Najib's administration that had caused the country to be in this shape.”

The lawyer said the alleged threat to the national unity as mentioned by Najib when describing the first phase and second phase was intended to justify a threat to the nation's security and the possible need of Najib using the NSC Act.

“This is to preserve Najib's personal interests. It is as if Najib is a bomoh (shaman) who could predict that the country would enter into the third phase of threat and calling for his 1Malaysia agenda to be continued.

“Najib should not make the audio statement if he believes that he did no wrong,” said the lawyer.

Yesterday, in a rare audio recording the PM made over radio and uploaded on najibrazak.com, Najib warned that the country could be facing the third phase in the threat to the country's unity due to the actions of a former opposition leader and an “old leader” seen shaking hands.

Najib did not name the two individuals but he was believed to be referring to former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim whom he blamed for creating a division among the Malays while the old leader referred to Dr Mahathir Mohamad, whom he accused of helping form a new party earlier this year which was seen as breaking the Malay political hegemony to five.

It was previously reported that the Rulers Conference had proposed that the NSC Act be amended before it was passed, but the Najib administration had bulldozed it through after 30 days without any amendment.