YOURSAY ‘PM is morally bound to disclose the source of this mother of all donations.’

No need for PM to tell where RM2.6b came from

God Save Us: Communication and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak, the RM2.6 billion in the PM’s personal bank accounts was not corruption?

So there is no need to explain the source of all that money? No need to account for where it came from and where it went?

I would be ashamed of these comments if I was a Sabahan. And I always thought integrity is a strong point of Sabah’s culture. You, sir, are a disgrace to the good people of Sabah.

Anonymous 2316831438162882: There is no law that says one can't collect money for political purposes.

PM Najib Razak have all the right to find funds from overseas... the money transferred to his own bank accounts is not a big deal.

Not Confused: Anonymous 2316831438162882, so you think it is okay for the leader of the country to accept such large amounts of foreign money into his personal accounts and no one should question the legality of such a large ‘donation’.

Really, what planet do you inhabit? Such a transaction is not transparent and obviously made under very discreet circumstances that it is bound to look suspicious.

Can't you see that? From your head-in-the-sand comments, you obviously don't understand this.

If he were the chairman of a large company, his board of directors and shareholders would have suspended him pending an investigation.

Kawak: Salleh, are you trying to make a fool of yourself with such a nonsensical statement? If the PM refused to explain the source of the RM2.6 billion, it could be taken that this could be illegal and thus subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act.

Hytan: The anti-corruption laws say that a public officer cannot receive gratifications, including donations.

Najib is a public officer and he has apparently broken the law. The identity of the donor is immaterial as Najib has allegedly received the donations in his personal bank accounts.

And so what if the funds are not from 1MDB, it is still donations which Najib should not have accepted.

Otherwise, any public officer can claim that it is donation for his clan association/charitable organisations when funds beyond his income are found in his personal bank accounts.

Tailek: Salleh, don't talk stupid. We are not talking about the law here. The PM is morally bound to disclose the source of the money and the purpose of this so-called mother of all donations.

Otherwise, the rakyat will assume it is corrupted money and for his own use.

Lamborghini: Salleh, it is so obvious to everyone who has some brains that you are trying very hard to please your political master.

Is it because in Sabah, the CM has got away with a lesser amount of mysterious ‘donations’ that this huge amount can just be accepted as ‘donations’ without any questions from anybody, just because the money is meant for Umno?

It just shows how low your moral standards are. You are a disgrace to all Sabahans.

Bluemountains: Do our lawmakers really know the law or are they intentionally/unintentionally misleading the people?

It will be good to make it mandatory for ministers to attend a course on the definition of corruption with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) before they are officially sworn in so that they will not make fools of themselves when opening their mouths in public.

Anonymous 122461436161429: There are many acts of parliament under which a donation can be probed to see whether it is a gratification or bribe, and for Salleh to say there is none is ludicrous.

The sum is not small and the questions are not going away.

Otherwise, next time if the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) or police question anyone on why they received a substantial sum in their account, the answer should be it is a donation and there would be no need to reveal as to from who and for what.

Hang Babeuf: If any one of us were to give a traffic policeman RM10, it would be a crime. Corruption, rank and blatant corruption. Seeking to influence the discretion and action of a public, state official in the proper exercise of his duties. To divert him from the path of proper action. Hence a perversion of the proper management of public affairs by the state.

But somebody, someone unknown, drops RM2.6 billion into the PM's back pocket and - so this moral nullity of a man suggests - there is no problem.

No offence either in the giving or the taking of RM2.6 billion. For whatever purpose? More, he bleats, it is not even a matter of legitimate public interest and concern.

If there is not a public right to know here, and a clear obligation on the PM and those around him to "come clean", then we are "back in the USSR".

And these guys - from the PM to Salleh Said Keruak to Abdul Rahman Dahlan - are bad at that game: more Yeltsin, in his terminal phase, than the ever ominous Putin

Justice Pao: So when I need the MBSJ (Subang Jaya Municipal Council) to approve my house renovation plan, I can anonymously 'donate' some money to the officer's personal bank account?

When I am stopped for speeding, I can also anonymously 'donate' to the police officers' personal account?

When I need to bring in some taxable items that I need to avoid paying too much customs duties, I can 'donate' to more personal bank accounts?

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