Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Najib Razak, always free from corruption charges in Malaysia
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is now the public spotlight because of corruption cases involving business entities 1 Malaysia Development Berhad.
Najib mentioned received funding amounting to Rp 9.3 trillion from 1MDB.
1MDB scandal surfaced in 2008. Employers named Taek Jho Low got the ease of loans worth USD 2.8 billion. The funds should be used to build infrastructure and oil and gas projects in Trengganu disappear without trace. Najib then become chairman of the supervisory board 1MDB.
This issue was previously reported by the Wall Street Journal, based on a government investigation report found the cash flow of USD 620 million plus USD 61 million during March 2013 to Najib's personal account. The funds were transferred ahead of Malaysia held a general election.
In a written statement, announced the office of prime minister, Najib stated the data flow of funds to the account created by a group of people want to destabilize the government of Malaysia.
"This is a political sabotage," he said as reported by Malaysian Digest, Friday (3/7).
Najib believed the money was not associated with the account, and funds from 1MDB. Instead, the charges are political enemies made a systematic attempt to overthrow him.
"There is a planned attempt to undermine the market confidence in our economy, tarnish the good name of the government, and overthrew the democratically elected prime minister," said Najib.
Earlier, a spokesman for state-owned enterprises 1MDB also asserted when newspaper reports the Wall Street Journal related suspicious transaction to the account Najib only issue nuts.
"Regarding the reports, 1MDB confirms that the company never provide any funds to the prime minister," said the written statement 1MDB.
Najib even have the heart to fire subordinates who criticized him in this issue. Last week sacked his deputy Najib, Nuhyiddin Yassin.
Quoted from the BBC, Tuesday (28/7), Muhyiddin Yassin joined the prime minister criticized the Najib although the neighbor country strongly denied the illicit money flows into his personal account.
Bernama news agency reported, in addition to the deputy Prime Minister, Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail, who led the investigation of this case also be replaced.
But the reason for his dismissal was not related to the investigation, but the health of the Attorney General that is not possible in carrying out its duties.
The latest, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) even states account the number one in the government of Malaysia was proven not drained funds from 1MDB.
MACC said existing funds in the account Najib comes from donations. They state funding of about Rp 9 trillion is a contribution of funds sent to the account of Najib.
However, they do not explain why the funds are sent to personal accounts Najib.
"The results of the investigation MACC said Prime Minister Najib Razak is free of corruption. The funds of Rp 9 trillion is a donor contributions transferred to private accounts Najib," said MACC 'clean up' the name of Prime Minister Najib of corruption.
In addition to the disappearance of funds 1MDB, Najib also been tripped corruption fund the purchase submarines from France in 2003, when he was the defense minister. A socialite killed by police in knowing the details of corruption.
Perpetrators of the murder of police officer Azhar Umar were sentenced to death, later 'singing' in the trial that he was just following orders superiors, the office of defense minister.
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