DAP parliamentarian Teo Nie Ching said the recent proposal by the National Consultative Committee on Political Funding (JKNMPP) to ban all foreign political donations was an indirect snub of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

"JKNMPP’s latest proposal on political funding reform falls short of saying that Najib is no longer fit to be the prime minister of Malaysia," the Kulai MP said in a statement.

Teo, who is the DAP assistant national publicity secretary, argued that even though attorney-general Apandi Ali has cleared Najib of corruption over the RM2.6 billion cash transaction into his private accounts, the proposed ban seemed to suggest that such practice was something which was not encouraged.

"Paul Low’s proposal to ban private donations from foreign interests to domestic political parties is an admission that it was unethical and inappropriate for Najib to receive the RM2.6 billion donation from the Saudi royal family," she said.

Furthermore, Teo said the committee had also suggested that government-linked corporations, among others, should not be allowed to make political donations, either to a party or an individual.

"This recommendation is again no different from saying that it is totally improper and unacceptable for SRC International to channel RM42 million into Najib’s bank account through its subsidiaries," she argued.

Teo said the recommendations of the committee should make perfect sense to all right-thinking Malaysians as these were the correct steps to have been taken even before the committee came out with its recommendations.

However, she questioned if the proposal had been agreed to by Najib and his supporters.

"My question to Najib is, does he agree with the recommendations of the Committee? If he does, why did he accept the RM2.6 billion donation from the Saudi royal family in 2013? And how could he shamelessly receive RM42 million donations from SRC International through its subsidiaries?" she asked.

Teo proposed for all BN component parties to take a stand and state if they agreed with all of the committee's proposals.

"And if they do, are they not admitting that it is morally wrong for Najib to accept donations from foreign sources and government-owned companies? Hence, how can they continue to support an unethical leader like Najib to continue leading the nation?" challenged Teo.

She was referring to a statement by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Paul Low who had said one of the preliminary decisions agreed upon by the committee on guidelines to regulate private funding for political parties - as well as politicians - was to ban political donations from foreign interests and sources.

“This is necessary as a safeguard against foreign influence on local politics as well as the sovereignty of the nation,” said Low in the statement.