A DAP lawmaker has rebutted Umno minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan’s justification that the Saudi royal household would not have showered VIP treatment on Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak if he had lied about the RM2.6 billion donation.

"How superficial Rahman's mindset is; (it is as though) he has never been treated as a guest-of-honour abroad in his political career," DAP Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng said today.

"(He) shouldn't marvel at the VIP treatment received by Najib (as) all VIPs and heads of state who visit Saudi Arabia will receive the same treatment.

"There is nothing special about what was given to Najib. You Google it and you'll find it," he said.

Lim ( photo ), who is a lawyer by profession, attached the photographs of Saudi King Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud receiving leaders from various countries.

"(I am sure) they received appropriate VIP treatment with their status as leaders. Isn't that protocol? There is nothing special in Najib's (treatment)," he said.

"Maybe it is Saudi's culture not to embarass Najib on the allegation of money channelled into his personal bank account," Lim added.

Rahman, who is the BN strategy director, had pointed out that the Saudi royal household should be fuming mad with Najib if the RM2.6 billion donation claim was fraudulent.

Najib is on a four-day working trip to Jeddah with his wife Rosmah Mansor and due to return today.

It was previously reported that attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali had confirmed that a Saudi prince had given Najib RM2.6 billion, and that Najib has returned a large portion of it.

Lim urged the 'Umno university' to organise a course on protocol for those who have been excited by the treatment received by the prime minister in Saudi Arabia.

He said they also need to be reminded of the reports by the US-based The Wall Street Journal that the money transferred into Najib's personal bank accounts came from his overseas proxies.

“They should also ask the Saudi royalty why they have refused to admit that they gave the donation to Najib. This will clear the prime minister,” Lim added.