The council of former Malaysian elected representatives (Mubarak) wants Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to solve the 1MDB imbroglio as soon as possible.

Mubarak president Abdul Aziz Rahman said this is to lessen the negative perception towards the current leadership.

“There’s a need for these problems to be solved as soon as possible.

“As for the investigation that the prime minister said would be concluded in six months... Well, do it, because people are waiting,” Aziz ( left in photo ) said.

“We stand firm that Najib has to solve the problems as soon as possible. If Najib says six months, sooner would be better,” he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

Aziz added that Mubarak members are currently in the midst of performing the solat hajat prayers in order for the country’s problems to be solved.

“We have perfomed it in Kedah and we will continue doing it in other states,” he said.

Najib is currently embroiled in the 1MDB scandal and his predicament was further worsened when it was revealed that RM2.6 billion was transferred into his personal bank accounts prior to the last general elections.

The premier had however promised, in June, that issues concerning 1MDB would be solved in six months.

Parliament no longer independent

On another matter, Aziz said handing over Parliament’s administration matters to the government had led it to no longer be regarded as an independent institution.

“Back then, Parliament was independent. I don’t know how the speaker could have handed it over to the government.

“This has never happened before,” he said.

As such, Aziz urged for the reorganisation of Parliament, for it to be free from the government.

Parliament is currently under the civil service. Reinstating its independence from civil service could happen by returning the Parliamentary Services Act.

This Act had allowed the legislative branch of government to hire its own staff and conduct its own administration and financing.

Meanwhile, Mubarak supreme council member Ismail Kamat suggested that a task force is formed, consisting of economists and law experts to review the contents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) before it is signed.

Ismail pointed out that since the TPPA comes from the United States, it is aimed to safeguard the country’s interests, adding that many chapters in the agreement were prepared in secret.

“There are 29 other chapters which are prepared in secret, they are not transparent and are not open to the public,” he said.

The TPPA is a free trade agreement between the US and 12 other countries. Critics have said that the agreement will undermine Malaysia’s sovereignty, as it will heavily favour American companies.