YOURSAY | ‘It looks like Nazir has now become another victim of his brother’s wrongdoings.’

Nazir an unwarranted casualty of 1MDB fallout

Sunshine: It is unfortunate for such an upright man as portrayed in this opinion piece. And there is no dispute over the veracity of all the references attributed to Nazir Razak’s views, suspicions, etc, about 1MDB.

One is then inclined to think that with all the misgivings he had about 1MDB, he should have also had strong suspicions about his brother’s involvement. And being in a position of such high-level responsibility at CIMB, he could and should have categorically refused the favour to his brother.

Had he done so, he would have been free of the stain attached to his receiving and distributing allegedly 1MDB money to the tune of millions of ringgit.

AnonAnon: Nazir is an industrious and visionary leader who saw in Malaysia, and Asean, what others couldn't see when it comes to the power of banking industry.

He's been an inspiration to countless staff.

Tenggara: Nazir was probably the lone, if not the loudest critic of 1MDB in corporate Malaysia, when no one else in the establishment dared to raise their voice. Not KJ (Umno leader Khairy Jamaluddin), definitely.

CKL: Helping to dish out millions of ringgit on behalf of his brother without asking where that money came from could be a crime under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA).

He should have enquired about its provenance, and he should have known his brother did not have that kind of legitimate money. If he were an ordinary person he could claim ignorance of AMLA, but he was a CEO of a big bank. He should have known better.

It does not matter that he is a nice guy, and that he had built a big bank. He may be guilty of a crime, or at least morally at fault. Past achievements cannot absolve what he has done.

People like The Edge publisher Ho Kay Tat should come out to defend the laws and decency of this country, not defend a violator simply because he is a friend.

Clever Voter: Kay Tat's commentary is too diplomatic and polite. He needs to know blood is thicker than water. Whatever Nazir has said publicly isn't useful if these aren’t followed up with real actions.

Making noise is one thing but when it came to loyalty, Nazir threw his support for BN. That's where his credibility was questioned.

The Wakandan: When Nazir was vocal against the 1MDB scandal, he was indeed against the scandal that it fomented.

However, he did receive money from his brother. It did not matter whether he knew its source or not but significantly, he did not reject it. And that made him complicit to Najib’s crime.

We must remember, the amount involved in the 1MDB scandal ran into multiple billions. Nazir is guilty by association.

Anonymous 1890491455255851: It looks like Nazir has now become another victim of his brother’s wrongdoings. Such a pity. I recall his very vocal objections to 1MDB.

And those who attack Kat Tat, the writer of this article, should really get their facts right on the matter. This writer stuck his neck out when many were simply content to remain silent.

It is simply shameful for some people to forget about those who made sacrifices to see justice done.

Anonymous_3b6c1f0c: Kay Tat seems to ignore the elephant in the room - that huge sums of money were given by his brother, the prime minister, to Nazir to be distributed.

Nazir is the head of a large Malaysian bank and is bound by law to inquire as to the source of funds in accordance with prudent banking practices and AMLA. He should know that his brother could not possibly have earned that much as prime minister.

Being a banker, he should have scrutinised the source of funds and if no reasonable explanation was forthcoming, he should rightly have declined receipt of the money to protect the image of the very institution that he leads.

This, he failed to do. Nazir is not a victim of the new government nor a victim of the 1MDB fiasco, he is a victim of his own failings. Kay Tat should not pretend otherwise.

MIC fumes over Anwar's 'chair throwing' remarks, demands apology

Vijay47: MIC vice-president T Mohan, I suppose you and other party leaders, except Vell Paari and C Sivarraajh, must be struggling desperately seeking windmills to tilt at.

And what better way than to take a page from MG Ramachandran's book and talk about protecting Indian dignity and Thamil raththam (Tamil blood) – assets that are myths as far as MIC is concerned. 

First of all, what Anwar mentioned is a standard feature of MIC meetings where chairs and other furniture taking to the skies is as real as the chairperson calling the assembly to disorder.

Mohan, is this the only thing that you find cause to comment on, did you perhaps overlook an issue called 1MDB: its head is facing tons of charges; or MIC going to bed with a bunch of religious fanatics?

I must add that I find it extremely offensive that you associate the Indian community with MIC.

Anonymous_b3cdcd05: Chair throwing was a strategy at MIC and Maika meetings to get at opposing groups or those considered a threat to the president's interests.

The president's goons were seated at strategic points and the moment there was any sign of dissent from the floor, the goons would throw chairs and create a ruckus. One president was reputed to walk up to the floor and manhandle anyone who dared to question him.

But two wrongs don’t make a right. There is no reason for Anwar to drag MIC into PKR's own election debacle as PKR itself has a reputation for being plagued with accusations of cheating and protests in the course of its elections.

Anwar must put his house in order instead of deflecting the issue and slandering MIC, which has nothing to do with PKR's internal election tussles.

Perak Boleh: Mohan, you are either dumb or pretending to be ignorant of the fact that the culture of throwing chairs started at MIC meeting.

Go to the ground and asked why some public halls only agree to rent their premises for MIC meeting minus furniture and chairs.

Wong Fei Hoong: Mohan, show your anger through the box. Since Umno has pulled out from the by-election, MIC should go in and protest against Anwar.

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