Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today vehemently denied the corruption charges against him in the 1MDB trial, calling them politically motivated. He also criticized the investigation as flawed, claiming that it undermined the independence of the Attorney-General’s office. Najib maintained that his actions were in line with his duties, rejecting claims of financial mismanagement or wrongdoing.
Bekas Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak hari ini menafikan sekeras-kerasnya tuduhan rasuah terhadapnya dalam perbicaraan 1MDB, dengan menggelarnya bermotifkan politik. Beliau juga mengkritik siasatan itu sebagai cacat, mendakwa bahawa ia menjejaskan kebebasan pejabat Peguam Negara. Najib menegaskan bahawa tindakannya adalah selaras dengan tugasnya, menolak dakwaan salah urus kewangan atau salah laku.
Former 1MDB lawyer Jasmine Loo was first charged in absentia in December 2018 when she was accused of laundering US$5 million and US$999,975, being proceeds of unlawful activity received into the account of River Dee International SA (BVI) in Falcon Private Bank AG in Zurich, but to date the charges have yet to be pursued, giving rise to speculations about a possible deal with the authorities
From the number of statements made by Jasmine Loo during the course of her taking the witness stand, it is obvious that the top level management and certain parties involved with 1MDB would keep former Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the dark about some of the dealings and used his name as purportedly giving approval to some of the project developments.
Lessons not learnt . . . The reasons for the 1MDB global financial scandal remain widely known in the public domain but so far there has been very little evidence that Malaysia has taken steps against history repeating itself!
Former Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, jailed unrepresented on 23 August 2022, must allow movement on plight in jail -- read remedy -- and not be bogged down in the deadend for no rhyme or reason!
During the 1MDB trial, defence counsel Shafee Abdullah asked Loo why Jho Low's character cannot be generalised when he is obviously a crook of the highest order, but his client's (Najib's) character was heavily generalised and his liberty at stake, Low's is not and he could be on the beach somewhere while Najib is in the dock!
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