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DAP ‘rubbishes’ kleptocrat Najib’s apology
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28, 2024: Wow! The DAP and its secretary-general Loke Siew Fook have finally fouind their “balls” to criticise the disgraced former prime minister Najib “1MDB” Razak.
Loke is spot on when he said: “It’s not a question of accepting any apology. With or without the apology, a crime is a crime.
“He has been convicted, and the conviction, of course, has been upheld by the (apex) court . He was found guilty. That remains a fact. So to me, the apology does not mean anything.”
This is the “first” direct slap by the DAP on the former Umno kleptocrat president and jailbird.
Umno and even Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister (PMX) Anwar Ibrahim continue to shamelessly support the national thief and jailbird who is dubbed of the world’s biggest kleptocrat.
Why are they supporting the corrupt and those who abuse the power of public office? Why are they supporting a convicted felon (found guilty of committing grand theft)?
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No News Is Bad News reproduces below news reports on the issue of Najib’s “crocodile tears” apology:
A crime is a crime, Najib’s apology irrelevant, says Loke
-28 Oct 2024, 12:12 PM
The DAP secretary-general reiterates that Najib Razak has already been convicted of corruption in the SRC International case.
DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook said Najib Razak’s apology ‘does not mean anything’.
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook has dismissed former prime minister Najib Razak’s apology over the 1MDB scandal.
When asked if he accepted Najib’s apology, Loke told reporters that the apology was irrelevant.
“It’s not a question of accepting any apology. With or without the apology, a crime is a crime.
“He has been convicted, and the conviction, of course, has been upheld by the (apex) court . He was found guilty. That remains a fact. So to me, the apology does not mean anything,” he said at the sidelines of an event here.
Loke, the transport minister, reiterated that the government’s proposed house arrest bill had nothing to do with Najib but was about prison reforms.
He also said the proposed law, if passed, would not apply to convicts involved in “serious” crimes.
“There is a certain threshold so that (convicts of) a certain crime cannot be put under house arrest. Of course, for crimes which are serious, they are not permitted for house arrest.
“As far as Najib is concerned, he is still facing multiple charges,” he said.
Last week, Najib made an “unreserved” apology to Malaysians over the 1MDB fiasco, which has led to his incarceration in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case.
He said he had reflected on the scandal over the past 26 months and it pained him that it had occurred when he was the prime minister and finance minister
He nonetheless insisted that he was innocent, and denied being the mastermind or collaborating with fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, in the scheme.
Najib is serving a reduced six-year sentence following a decision by the Pardons Board, after he was convicted of misappropriating RM42 million in funds belonging to SRC.
On Wednesday, the High Court will decide whether he is to enter his defence in the 1MDB corruption case that started five years ago.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had welcomed Najib’s apology. Yesterday, he defended his brief remark, saying he welcomed the apology in good faith “as any leader should”, The Star reported.
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MP fears backlash after Anwar welcomes Najib’s apology
-26 Oct 2024, 07:10 AM
DAP’s RSN Rayer praises the prime minister’s compassion but is afraid that ‘if we accept Najib’s apology, the rakyat will not forgive us’.
Jelutong MP RSN Rayer described Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as a great statesman for his response to Najib Razak’s apology.
PETALING JAYA: The prime minister’s decision to welcome an apology by Najib Razak over the 1MDB scandal could inspire a backlash from the people, says an MP from DAP.
Jelutong MP RSN Rayer said he admired Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s humility and compassion and applauded him for welcoming Najib’s apology.
“This shows Anwar is a great statesman despite enduring hardship and persecution,” he said in a statement, referring to Anwar’s imprisonment in 1999 and 2015.
“I’m just afraid that if we accept Najib’s apology, the rakyat will not forgive us,” Rayer said.
Yesterday, Anwar said he welcomed the apology made by Najib yesterday over the 1MDB scandal.
In a statement on Thursday, Najib said it was unfair to be held legally responsible for the things that he did not initiate or knowingly enable.
Najib is currently serving a reduced six-year sentence following a pardon, after he was convicted of misappropriating RM42 million in funds belonging to SRC International.
Rayer questioned if Najib’s apology would undo the repercussions of the scandal including the debt incurred by government-owned 1MDB, as well as the arrest of several political figures for protesting against the scandal.
The government was previously reported to have said that RM48.06 billion in 1MDB debts had been repaid, with a RM5 billion sukuk maturing in 2039 remaining.
Rayer said his statement against Najib, the former Umno president, was not directed at Umno, formerly an adversary that is now a partner of DAP in the unity government.
“I have nothing against Umno. I respect them as they are my coalition partners in government,” Rayer said.
Opinion
A thousand apologies, genuine and fake
Najib insisted that he was innocent and blamed fugitive businessman Jho Low and Petrosaudi executives for the debacle.
Updated 1 minute ago · Published on 28 Oct 2024 12:40PM
An apology is fake when it does not match the following definition of "apology" offered by the Merriam-Webster dictionary: - October 28, 2024
A FORMER Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir refuses to apologise for incarcerating more than a hundred innocent Malaysians during Operation Lalang in 1987.
Well, we can’t do much about that. Now we have another former PM, Datuk Seri Najib Razak who has only recently apologised for his culpability in the multi-billion 1MDB scandal.
Najib insisted that he was innocent and blamed fugitive businessman Jho Low and Petrosaudi executives for the debacle.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has welcomed the open apology made by Najib.
What are we to make of Najib’s apology? How do we determine if an apology is genuine or fake?
In the first place, an apology is fake when it does not match the following definition of "apology" offered by the Merriam-Webster dictionary:
"an admission of error or discourtesy accompanied by an expression of regret."
1. Why has it taken all this time for Najib to apologise?
The first charges were laid against Najib in July 2018, and he was subsequently sentenced to 12 years in jail and a fine of 210m ringgit on Aug 12, 2022.
Najib has been slapped with a total of 42 charges in several trials linked to 1MDB.
He is currently serving a reduced six-year sentence following a pardon after he was convicted of misappropriating RM42 million in funds belonging to SRC International.
Until recently, he never apologised for the misappropriation of 1MDB funds because he had claimed his innocence throughout the trial.
As we examine his “apology”, we will see that he still maintains he was misled:
“Being held legally responsible for the things that I did not initiate or knowingly enable is unfair to me and I hope and pray that the judicial process will, in the end, prove my innocence.”
2. An insincere apology blames someone else and does not take personal responsibility:
Najib denied being the mastermind or collaborating with fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, in the scheme:
“I am still in deep shock knowing now the extent of the wretched and unconscionable shenanigans and illegal things that happened in 1MDB…
“When I became suspicious about what was transpiring at 1MDB, my immediate concerns were its financial predicaments and the risk it posed to diplomatic and bilateral relations at the highest level.”
3. Fake apologies appear forced.
Najib’s apology comes six days before the High Court decides whether he is to enter his defence in the 1MDB corruption case that started five years ago and just after Anwar announced during his budget 2025 speech that his government will be introducing a law that will allow House arrest for miscreants.
In his “apology” press statement, the former PM Najib said he has already been punished politically over the affair and added that he “should not be victimised legally, too”.
Real apologies are voluntary, never forced.- October 28, 2024
Kua Kia Soong is a former MP and director of Suaram
Thursday 24 October 2024
Najib ‘1MDB’ Razak apologises and expects to get off scot free? Are Malaysians morons?
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Najib ‘1MDB’ Razak apologises and expects to get off scot free? Are Malaysians morons?
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24, 2024: Disgraced and former prime minister, Najib “1MDB” Razak, today apologised unreservedly for the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) financial fiasco.
And he attempted to seek public sympathy by saying that since he had already been punished politically over the affair, he “should not be victimised legally too”.
Is he serious? Is that the way the law acts after a crime is committed? What garbage is the kleptocrat former Umno president spewing?
> HAS the jailbird showed any remorse for the 1MDB multi-billion-ringgit financial scandal?
> HAS he returned his ill-gotten gains to the rakyat dan negara (people and country)?
> HAS he even tried to help the Government to recovere the 1MDB loot? and
> DOES the national thief know what are his accountability and responsiblity as prime minister and the man in control of 1MDB, the so-called Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF).
So, by apologising, does Najib expect Malaysians to forgive him, let him go off scot free and enjoy his wealth?
Also, has he and his family members settled their dues with the Inland Revenue Board (IRB or LHDN in Bahasa Malaysia)?
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And now, the Umno kleptocrat leader wants to play the victim and hope to be freed the backdoor way, i.e house arrest?
No News Is Bad News reproduces below two news reports on Najib’s shameless apology:
Najib apologises unreservedly for 1MDB fiasco
-24 Oct 2024, 04:38 PM
The former prime minister says it ‘pains him every day’ that the scandal occurred.
Former prime minister Najib Razak said he has reflected on the scandal over the past 26 months.
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Najib Razak has apologised to Malaysians over the 1MDB fiasco, which has led to his incarceration.
Najib said he has reflected on the scandal, which US authorities had dubbed the largest kleptocracy ever, over the past 26 months.
“It pains me every day that the 1MDB debacle happened when I was the prime minister and finance minister, and I would like to apologise unreservedly,” he said in a statement that was read by his son, Nizar, at the lobby of the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex.
Najib denied being the mastermind or collaborating with fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, in the scheme.
“I am still in deep shock knowing now the extent of the wretched and unconscionable shenanigans and illegal things that happened in 1MDB.”
Najib said he has already been punished politically over the affair and added that he “should not be victimised legally, too”.
“Being held legally responsible for the things that I did not initiate or knowingly enable is unfair to me and I hope and pray that the judicial process will, in the end, prove my innocence.”
Nizar did not field any questions after reading out his father’s statement.
Four criminal trials, 42 charges
Najib has been slapped with a total of 42 charges in several trials linked to 1MDB.
He is currently serving a reduced six-year sentence following a pardon, after he was convicted of misappropriating RM42 million in funds belonging to SRC International.
Najib admitted that he ought to have acted differently when various parties began to question what was happening at 1MDB.
While he did initiate various investigations, the former Pekan MP said he was inclined to believe explanations given by the board and management of the sovereign wealth fund.
“When I became suspicious about what was actually transpiring at 1MDB, my immediate concerns were its financial predicaments and the risk it posed to diplomatic and bilateral relations at the highest level.”
Najib’s apology comes six days before the High Court decides whether he is to enter his defence in the 1MDB corruption case that started five years ago.
Najib apologises for 1MDB scandal
Najib said that since he had already been punished politically over the affair, he “should not be victimised legally too”.
Updated 5 seconds ago · Published on 24 Oct 2024 5:27PM
FORMER Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has issued an apology for all that transpired during the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) financial scandal.
However, he asserted his innocence, claiming he was deceived by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) and his associates.
Najib said he had reflected on the scandal, which US authorities had dubbed the largest kleptocracy, over the past 26 months.
“It pains me every day to know that the 1MDB debacle happened under my watch as finance minister and prime minister.
“For that, I would like to apologise unreservedly to the nation,” he said in a statement read out by his eldest son Datuk Mohamad Nizar at the Kuala Lumpur High Court today.
Najib also said recent events, including the court hearing, clearly showed he was not the mastermind.
He also maintained that he honestly believed that the funds received were from Saudi Arabia, and not misappropriated from the strategic state development fund.
"The recent court hearings and conviction of the PetroSaudi executives in the Switzerland courts as well as the recent article by The Edge, based on their analysis of the case as well as internal PetroSaudi emails in their possession again proves that I am not the mastermind and did not collaborate with Jho Low in deceiving 1MDB of its funds."
Najib said the article had concluded that PetroSaudi and Jho Low had collaborated to deceive him and that he was not aware that Petrosaudi was siphoning 1MDB funds.
He added that the article had also concluded that he did not knowingly receive any money from the funds sent by 1MDB to PetroSaudi.
Najib's statement comes on the heels of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's announcement, during the tabling of Budget 2025 last week, that the government would introduce a new law to allow house arrest as an alternative sentence for certain offences.
“I am still in deep shock knowing now the extent of the wretched and unconscionable shenanigans, and illegal things that happened in 1MDB.”
Najib added that since he had already been punished politically over the affair, he “should not be victimised legally too”.
“Being held legally responsible for things that I did not initiate or knowingly enable is unfair to me and I hope and pray that the judicial process will, in the end, prove my innocence," he added.
Najib, 71, is currently serving his jail term as he was convicted over the misappropriation of former 1MDB subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd’s RM42 million, and cannot speak to the public directly as a prisoner. - October 24, 2024
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