Pointing to various unresolved corruption scandals, Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul has told Tambun MP Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah to follow a "clean horse" rather than a corrupt one.

This came after Husni invoked a Chinese metaphor in Parliament saying that he is proud to be following "one horse" in reference to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, in contrast to Pakatan Harapan's six "horses" (leaders).

The six are opposition leaders Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Muhyiddin Yassin, Anwar Ibrahim, Lim Guan Eng, Lim Kit Siang and Mohamad Sabu, who Husni said would not be able to unite to bring a better future for Malaysia.

His speech also praised Najib's anti-corruption initiatives and claimed that Najib would leave a zero-corruption legacy.

Johari slammed

Pointing to various unresolved corruption scandals, Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul has told Tambun MP Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah to follow a "clean horse" rather than a corrupt one.

This came after Husni invoked a Chinese metaphor in Parliament saying that he is proud to be following "one horse" in reference to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, in contrast to Pakatan Harapan's six "horses" (leaders).

The six are opposition leaders Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Muhyiddin Yassin, Anwar Ibrahim, Lim Guan Eng, Lim Kit Siang and Mohamad Sabu, whom he said would not be able to unite to bring a better future for Malaysia.

His speech also praised Najib's anti-corruption initiatives and claimed that Najib would leave a zero-corruption legacy.

Johari slammed the claims by Husni (photo) claims as being disconnected from reality.

"Based on the 2016 Corruption Perception Index, Malaysia's performance is worsening from the 54th position to the 55th position out of 176 countries. Moreover, there is still a lot of corruption that has yet to be dealt with.

"If Husni wants to follow a horse, let it be a clean and transparent one, not a corrupt horse that eats the people's money," Johari said in a statement today.

Najib, who is embroiled in the 1MDB scandal, has consistently denied any wrongdoing.

However, Johari urged that the MACC should arrest Malaysian Official 1 (MO1) if the government is serious about tackling corruption.

MO1 is a codename used by the US Department of Justice in its 1MDB-related civil forfeiture suits. It has declined to disclose the identity of MO1, citing legal requirements to name only those necessary to push a successful suit.

Last year, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Ahmad Rahman Dahlan confirmed that MO1 is Prime Minister Najib.

Johari said the government's crackdown on corruption had only caught small fry so far, whereas the "sharks" are still at large.

"A majority of corruption stems from the superiors, whose example is followed by their subordinates.

"Surely the subordinates think (that when) their leaders can do it, so can they," he said.

As an example, Johari pointed to the RM100 million corruption scandal that hit the Youth and Sports Ministry last year.

He said the alleged perpetrator had been dragged to court but claimed whoever approved the transactions remained at large.

There has not been any news or any stern action since those supposedly involved had been taken to court, Johari added.