A Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) leader has urged Malaysians not to circulate false photographs of the pink diamond necklace mentioned in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) civil forfeiture suit last week.

Bersatu supreme council member Anina Saadudin, said images of the diamond jewellery have been going viral on social media.

“After repeated checks, I found the DOJ did not include any images regarding the jewellery in its suit.

“I asked my officer to check where the images (being circulated) were sourced from because the principle of 'berani kerana benar' (courage when the truth is on one's side) must be based on facts.

“It is saddening to discover that the images were inaccurate and were taken from several websites," she said.

Based on the “berani kerana benar” principle, Anina urged all quarters to stop circulating these images in order to preserve the struggle based on “fakta bukan auta” (facts not falsehoods)...