Kepong MP urges AG to step up action against newly-convicted Roger Ng
Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng is urging Attorney-General Idrus Harun to resume legal action against former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng Chong Hwa, saying that there is no need to wait for the latter to exhaust his appeals.
"Like most concerned Malaysians who are closely following the news, I am deeply disappointed with the attorney-general's response to the criminal convictions of a former banker involved in the 1MDB scandal.
Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng is urging Attorney-General Idrus Harun to resume legal action against former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng Chong Hwa, saying that there is no need to wait for the latter to exhaust his appeals.
"Like most concerned Malaysians who are closely following the news, I am deeply disappointed with the attorney-general's response to the criminal convictions of a former banker involved in the 1MDB scandal.
"After Ng (above) was convicted on Friday by a US jury on three counts of foreign bribery in relation to 1MDB, the AG expressed that Malaysia should wait for him to exhaust his right to appeal in the US before resuming legal proceedings against the ex-banker," said Lim in a statement.
He said that Malaysian authorities should already be continuing with legal proceedings against Ng.
"In 2019, before Ng's trial in the US, he was already being detained in Malaysia for criminal investigations and was pending trial.
"When an order for extradition to the US arrived, Ng chose to be transferred to the US for trial, and his Malaysian trial was put on hold. The trial of Roger Ng cannot and should not be postponed any further," said the MP who has served in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.
He questioned if, by allowing Ng to exhaust his legal avenues to appeal in the US, Idrus was inadvertently creating the impression that Malaysian law is subservient to American law.
"Idrus should immediately seek Ng's repatriation, and orders should also be given to charge Ng's fellow Malaysians who were implicated during his court trial in the US," said Lim.
Yesterday former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he wants the 1MDB trial in Malaysia to be expedited.
While he did not name names, it is believed to be in reference to his nemesis, former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Besides the 1MDB case, Najib is also on his final appeal for corruption in the SRC International case - for which he had been convicted. SRC is a 1MDB subsidiary.
"I believe the courts in our country will also give justice to all Malaysians on the 1MDB case which is still in proceedings.
"The trial must be expedited so that justice can be dealt with swiftly," said Muhyiddin.
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