No prosecution, therefore no case?
COMMENT BN strategic communications director Abdul Rahman Dahlan has once again raised some eyebrows, when he suggested that there is no case involving SRC International Sdn Bhd.
His rationale based on attorney-general Apandi Ali’s decision not to prosecute anyone involved in the transfer of RM40 million from SRC International into the private accounts of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, simply does not hold water.
If the money had also come from an Arab donor, most people would accept it; however, there are allegations that the money had originated from a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Berhad and part of the money had been used to pay credit cards belonging to Najib.
The myth of the Arab donor has been dispelled since the US Department of Justice revealed the money trail. We all know that the money did not come from a generous Arab prince but through a money trail that has landed several people in Singapore and Abu Dhabi in jail.
The best solution
What baffles most of us is that Najib has not been forthcoming after news of the 1MDB scandal received publicity in the international media. This does not help him with his reputation, and the country is now being perceived as a rogue nation, to say the least.
As ordinary citizens, we observe and know what is happening. In fact, when a former cabinet minister, Zaid Ibrahim filed a lawsuit against AmBank Islamic Berhad to compel the bank to reveal details regarding five private accounts belonging to Najib, the Umno president applied to intervene in the ex-parte lawsuit.
In my opinion, Zaid has achieved his intention even before the court were to compel the bank to reveal details of Najib’s private accounts in the interest of the public. If Najib had nothing to hide, he would have been more up-front to reveal the details himself - in order to clear his own name!
So, why did Rahman Dahlan have to spin the story by telling us that there is no case because the attorney-general decided not to pursue the investigation into SRC International? Who do you think the people would believe?
Let the courts decide. Let the people decide, but first of all, Najib should have the courage to reveal the facts, instead of allowing Rahman Dahlan to spin the story. No one is going to believe him.
COMMENT BN strategic communications director Abdul Rahman Dahlan has once again raised some eyebrows, when he suggested that there is no case involving SRC International Sdn Bhd.
His rationale based on attorney-general Apandi Ali’s decision not to prosecute anyone involved in the transfer of RM40 million from SRC International into the private accounts of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, simply does not hold water.
If the money had also come from an Arab donor, most people would accept it; however, there are allegations that the money had originated from a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Berhad and part of the money had been used to pay credit cards belonging to Najib.
The myth of the Arab donor has been dispelled since the US Department of Justice revealed the money trail. We all know that the money did not come from a generous Arab prince but through a money trail that has landed several people in Singapore and Abu Dhabi in jail.
The best solution
What baffles most of us is that Najib has not been forthcoming after news of the 1MDB scandal received publicity in the international media. This does not help him with his reputation, and the country is now being perceived as a rogue nation, to say the least.
As ordinary citizens, we observe and know what is happening. In fact, when a former cabinet minister, Zaid Ibrahim filed a lawsuit against AmBank Islamic Berhad to compel the bank to reveal details regarding five private accounts belonging to Najib, the Umno president applied to intervene in the ex-parte lawsuit.
In my opinion, Zaid has achieved his intention even before the court were to compel the bank to reveal details of Najib’s private accounts in the interest of the public. If Najib had nothing to hide, he would have been more up-front to reveal the details himself - in order to clear his own name!
So, why did Rahman Dahlan have to spin the story by telling us that there is no case because the attorney-general decided not to pursue the investigation into SRC International? Who do you think the people would believe?
Let the courts decide. Let the people decide, but first of all, Najib should have the courage to reveal the facts, instead of allowing Rahman Dahlan to spin the story. No one is going to believe him.
It is no slander
Azalina Othman Said’s threat to former civil servants should not even be uttered by someone at the level of a cabinet minister, because it is against public interest if there is a cover-up of a major scandal in a magnitude that we have never heard of.
Azalina should write to the US president to protest against the civil suit that implicated Najib, who has since been identified by Rahman Dahlan as the Malaysian Official 1 (MO1). There is no point harassing some former civil servants.
Since the properties in the US worth over a billion US dollars involved both Najib’s associate and stepson, both Jho Low and Rizal Aziz should be present in the US court to defend their assets. Why did Low never appear in court, but his family did on his behalf?
The US Department of Justice would not simply call the leaders of any country ‘kleptocrats’ unless they have very solid reasons or the facts to back up their so-called “slander”.
Therefore, if any former civil servants or even politicians have some information to tell the Malaysian people, they should!
We owe it to them to reveal the truth which is the reason why I agree with National Oversight and Whistleblowers (NOW) that former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) director Bahri Mohd Zin should be accorded whistleblower protection in order for him to explain what he meant by “spiderweb law”.
It would do great injustice to this nation and the future generations of Malaysians if these civil servants choose not to spill the beans. Before the Almighty they will have to give an account of their lives when the time comes. After all, life is like a string that can snap anytime.
When truth can be spun around to the point that it become ridiculous the way Rahman Dahlan has put it, it shows there is no more credibility these days in our cabinet ministers.
In fact, in an earlier article, I urged Najib to make it his resolution this year to tell the truth because that is the only way out; nothing else but the whole truth will help us wade through all the muddle of 1MDB.
Whatever that is revealed will have to be at least consistent with the information that is already there in the public arena. Or else, who would believe in the generous Ali Baba story again?
STEPHEN NG is an ordinary citizen with an avid interest in following political developments in the country since 2008.
