A DAP lawmaker today demanded that Putrajaya to explain the reason for the claimed release of Lim Yuen Soo, the alleged mastermind behind the murder of AmBank founder Hussain Najadi.

"I want an answer. We need an answer. How can the suspect be allowed to go free?" asked Gobind Singh Deo (DAP-Puchong) when debating 2016 Budget at Dewan Rakyat tonight.

He said Lim, the main suspect in the murder, was arrested upon his arrival in Kuala Lumpur from China in early October but was released eight days later.

"I want to ask the Prime Minister's Department, how can we assure the citizens of this country that justice will prevail?" asked Gobind further.

Kuala Lumpur CID chief Zainuddin Ahmad has confirmed Lim's release saying there was insufficient evidence to charge him.

It was reported that the Attorney-General's Chambers, which received the investigation paper from the police on Oct 20, had decided not to charge him.

The businessman had allegedly paid Kong Swee Kwan RM20,000 to gun down Hussain on July 29, 2013 at Jalan Ceylon in Kuala Lumpur.

Kong was arrested in September 2013 and sentenced to death a year later, but Lim remained elusive despite police announcing in October 2013 that it was seeking Interpol's help to track down the alleged mastermind.

"We need to put ourselves in the shoes of the families," he added.

"Why we can't offer the family a simple answer? Are the police trying to hide something ? We don't know," he said.

Crisis of confidence in government

On another matter, Gobind condemned MACC for their inaction despite a report lodged by him against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak three months ago over the 1MDB/SRC affair.

"Why was there no effort to summon and quiz Najib? This was a clear-cut issue which involved his personal bank account," he said.

"The main suspect to answer the questions is Najib), obviously. They have probed everything except questioning him," he said.

According to him, the issue had created a crisis of confidence against the authorities.